Young boy preparing a section of bark for painting, Mornington Island, Queensland, approximately 1980 /

Title devised by cataloguer based on information in acquisitions documentation, see file NLA11/2440.; Part of the collection: Photographs of the Australian Aboriginal community on Mornington Island, Queensland, between 1980 and 1982.; "A young boy of about ten beats a section of bark to dislodge insects. This strip would later be cut into several smaller sections and used for bark painting"--Information provided by photographer.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6340952; Purchased from the photographer, 2013