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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Bark Cloth Painting (2000.01.0154) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Art : Painting | |
| Visual Description | Square cloth with a big brown circle on it. One side has the circle past the outside of the square. The other three sides of circle touch the edge of the square. Circle has 2 small black lines along the inside edge of the circle forming another circle 4 cm thick. Inside of all of these are various objects all outlined in black. Center is brown, yellow and green circle with a five pointed star in side of it. Another star is the top center. Clockwise around the circle there is a pentagon with concave sides inside a small circle with green yellow and brown on the inside. Brown camelian is at the 3oclock. Long necked brown bird at the 5oclock. 6oclock has a yellow and brown fish with its head pointed up. 8oclock has a yellow and brown X. 9oclock is another brown bird. Yellow frog at the 10oclock. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | America, South, Colombia, Rio Amaca Yacu | |
| Period/Date | , 1970 | |
| Culture | Tukuna | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 155.4 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 155.1 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.1 cm | |
| Weight | N/A | |
| Measuring Remarks | Measurements approximate due to condition and not being able to flatten. Weight is waived- CRK Department of Anthropology, Bolian, Charles E., 5/3/1971: 149 x 153 cm. | |
| Materials | Textile--Bark, Pigment | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Papermaking | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Bark-cloth painting, made for ceremonial shield. Circular field, frog, fish, birds, stars, chameleon. Bark cloth white; nyakuh purple, safroa yellow, achiote red, genipa black, blue from unknown seed. Rio Amaca Yacu, Colombia: 149 x 153 cm. 21798. "Masquerades and Demons" | |
| Scholarly Notes | N/A | |
| Comparanda | 1 --LOA Quantity Field | |
| Bibliography | Masquerades and Demons, Tukuna Bark-Cloth Paintings, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC | |
| Reproduction | N/A | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |