- Title: Coolamon
- Artist: Kieren Karritpul
- Region: Darwin Daly
- Art Centre: Merrepen Arts
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 49 x 15 cm
- Edition Size: 30
- Price ($AUD): $ 450
Artwork Story
This print depicts a coolomon made from the bark of the paper bark tree. In the olden days people used to cut pieces of this bark with a stone axe, then shape it into a tray. This paper bark tray would be used to gather collected plants and game. The artist’s design was inspired by the structure of the flaky, stringy bark of the coolomon.