Ancestral Power and the Aesthetic

11 Nov 2011-12 Feb 2012 ,

Arts,

Carlton,

Museums

Critics' choice

See rare, never-seen-before Aboriginal bark paintings at the Melbourne Museum’s Donald Thomson Collection

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Currently at the Melbourne Museum from the Donald Thomson Collection, visitors have the chance to see rare, never-seen-before bark paintings. These extraordinary paintings and other painted objects illustrate differences in painting styles between Dhuwa and Yirritja clans and between those of central and eastern Arnhem Land.

Words by Isabel Dunstan   |  

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Melbourne Museum


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Donald Thomson Collection
11 Nicholson St

Carlton 3053

Telephone 13 11 02

Price $10.00

Date 11 Nov 2011-12 Feb 2012

Open Daily 10am-5pm

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