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Bush Turkey Dreaming
Bush Turkey Dreaming
Bush Turkey Dreaming
DepartmentOceania

Bush Turkey Dreaming

NamePainting
Artist Snowy De Rose (Australian)
CultureAboriginal, specific community unknown
Datec. 1989
Place madePapunya or Alice Springs Area, Australia, Oceania
MediumAcrylic paint on stretched canvas over wood
Dimensions50 × 31 7/8 × 13/16 in. (127 × 81 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert Allen Best and Marylou Gray Best, A.2022.11.1
Object numberA.2022.11.1
Collections
ProvenanceBequest of Robert Allen Best and Marylou Gray Best, who purchased it in Australia from a gallery representing the artist on October 30, 1990 (as per estate trustee)
DescriptionTraditional systle Australian Aboriginal painting with stipled effect. Painting has representations of turkey tracks, wildflowers, and village groups. Please see the notes section on the painting for clear conceptual narrative.
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