The Tortoise
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TitleThe Tortoise
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Artistunknown
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LocationOenpelli, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
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Dateearly 1960s
- Size72cm (L) x 37cm (W)
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Price$1,800.00
There are four kinds of tortoise in the Oenpelli area: the long-necked freshwater tortoise and three other kinds of short-necked tortoises. The artist would have identified which species he was painting as each type is associated with a different Dreamtime Ancestor Being. The image on the bark is as you might imagine finding on the great cave galleries walls in the stone escarpment country of West Arnhem Land
There are four kinds of tortoise in the Oenpelli area: the long-necked freshwater tortoise and three other kinds of short-necked tortoises. The artist would have identified which species he was painting as each type is associated with a different Dreamtime Ancestor Being. The image on the bark is as you might imagine finding on the great cave galleries walls in the stone escarpment country of West Arnhem Land
