The Frog and Butterfly and Dragonfly; Djappala-la-birrinya: a leafy growth in the water where the file snake lives
Artist
Don Gundinga
(Jinang (Indigenous Australian), 1941-1989)
Datecollected ca. 1972–73
MediumAcrylic on tree bark
Dimensions28 × 10 inches (71.1 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Professor Thomas Eisner and Maria Eisner
Terms
- Paintings
- Insects
- Animals
- Frogs
- Butterflies
- Dragonflies
- Jinang
Object number2009.055.001
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