Don Gundinga
(Jinang (Indigenous Australian), 1941-1989)
The dragonfly likes insects; butterfly [and] mosquito are fellow countrymen of the full-necked lizard, flying possum and a totemic creature with odd head
Object Details
Artist
Don Gundinga
Date
collected ca. 1972–73
Medium
Acrylic on tree bark, mounted on thin plywood panel
Dimensions
37 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (94.6 x 49.5 cm)
Plywood backing: 39 1/4 x 21 3/8 inches (99.7 x 54.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Thomas Eisner and Maria Eisner
Object
Number
2009.055.002
