Rare Port Keats Bark Painting
Artist unknown, Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia, c. early 1970s
Eucalyptus bark with pigments
26” h x 7.75” w (66.04 x 19.69 cm)
SOLD
Port Keats was established as a Catholic mission in 1935. The bark paintings from this area are distinctive in their rounded shape.
The perimeter of this painting depicts the creek, the central panel is the design used for the bullroarer, and two spear points are painted on either side.
