Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory | Port Keats bark paintings

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Names

Name PrimaryPort Keats bark paintings

IDs

ID Local MMEAB0002

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Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA significant collection of 64 bark paintings and paintings on board from Port Keats/ Wadeye. The paintings were collected by George Chaloupka (1956-58), NT Welfare Officers (mid 1960s -1974), Helen Groger-Wurm (1966, 1969) and Frank Norten (1967).

Subjects

localAustralian Aboriginal Art; Bark paintings; Decorative arts; Painting

pontBark paintings

person_orgFrank Norten; George Chaloupka; Helen Groger-Wurm

scotIndigenous Australian peoples

Coverage Spatial

TextPort Keats, Northern Territory, Australia; Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia

Coverage Temporal

From1956

To1969

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-07-05 12:53

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