Title: Rainbow Serpent Spirit
ID: 0802984
Artist: Edward Blitner
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 27x37 cm
The painting depicts a Mimi spirit with a Rainbow Serpent spirit, which are mythological beings for Aboriginal people associated with creation myths from the Top End of Northern Australia. The spirit figures can be seen on rock formations.
Dreamtime Stories tell of the Rainbow Serpent spirit being the inhabitant of permanent waterholes and is in control of life's most precious resource, water.
Mimi Spirits are depicted as tall, thin figures and live in rocky escarpments. They are harmless, but can be quite mischievous. It is believed they taught Aboriginal people skills in hunting, cooking and painting.
If you would like to know more about the Rainbow Serpent Spirit and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Spirituality
- Ancestral Rock Paintings
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
Description
The painting depicts a Mimi spirit with a Rainbow Serpent spirit, which are mythological beings for Aboriginal people associated with creation myths from the Top End of Northern Australia. The spirit figures can be seen on rock formations.
Dreamtime Stories tell of the Rainbow Serpent spirit being the inhabitant of permanent waterholes and is in control of life's most precious resource, water.
Mimi Spirits are depicted as tall, thin figures and live in rocky escarpments. They are harmless, but can be quite mischievous. It is believed they taught Aboriginal people skills in hunting, cooking and painting.
If you would like to know more about the Rainbow Serpent Spirit and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Spirituality
- Ancestral Rock Paintings
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 27x37 cm
The painting depicts a Mimi spirit with a Rainbow Serpent spirit, which are mythological beings for Aboriginal people associated with creation myths from the Top End of Northern Australia. The spirit figures can be seen on rock formations.
Dreamtime Stories tell of the Rainbow Serpent spirit being the inhabitant of permanent waterholes and is in control of life's most precious resource, water.
Mimi Spirits are depicted as tall, thin figures and live in rocky escarpments. They are harmless, but can be quite mischievous. It is believed they taught Aboriginal people skills in hunting, cooking and painting.
If you would like to know more about the Rainbow Serpent Spirit and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Spirituality
- Ancestral Rock Paintings
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
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