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Macassan Prahu

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Description:

The 170cm long bark painting represents the visits of Macassan traders to Indonesia. Virtually no original artefacts remain from that era.

  • Object Number: SF001126
  • Object Type: Indigenous History
  • Period: 21st century
  • Date Made: 20250630
  • Place Made: Yirrkala, Arnhem Land, Australia, Place Notes: Mawalan Marika was born in 1908 in Yirrkala. His clan falls under the Dhuwa moiety, one of the two moieties found in Arnhem Land.
  • Medium Description: Eucalyptus bark, ochre pigment
  • Measurement Description: 1700mm x 600mm
  • Edition: 1

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