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NameThe tree of life
ProductionManydjilnga Maymuru; artist; circa 1976; Australia
Classificationpaintings, bark paintings
Materialsbark, red ocher, pigment, yellow ocher
Materials Summarynatural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
DimensionsOverall: 435mm (width), 1260mm (length), 5mm (depth)
Registration NumberFE006909
Credit lineGift of the Australian Government, 1976
Overview
Narritjin Maymuru was a community leader and passionate artist. He passed on the art of bark painting to two of his sons, Manydjilnga and Banapana, and his nephew, Baluka. In 1978, Narritjin and Banapana became the first Aboriginal artists to receive an artistic fellowship – at the Australian National University.