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Fine arts > Painting > Bark painting

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Bark painting  

Definition

  • Describes elaborately painted sheets of bark found throughout Aboriginal Australian cultures. For native Australians, the art of bark paintings was an everyday practice, but it was also utilized for ceremonial purposes. After European colonization, bark painting production decreased. [AAT]

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  • 121468

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NWF3VJPM-N

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