Baby teeth in the gunga

Maker
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda (b.1946, d.2021)
Date
2019
 Description
Stringybark bark painting, in which the Yolgnu story of first teeth is depicted using earth pigments. This story of first teeth explores the importance of the Pandanus plant and its anaethetic properties to the Yolgnu people.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
2019
Medium
bark painting: earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements
209.0 x 88.5 cm
Accession Number
HFA3740
Credit Line
Commissioned for the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Collection
Object Type
artwork
artwork/bark
Named Collection
Bush Medicine collection
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Artworks
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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