Power and Contrast in 'Hunter and Emu' Artwork

🎨 This painting is by an unknown artist from Western Arnhem Land and depicts a hunter and the carcass of a spear emu.

🌟 The painting showcases the Aboriginal practice of distinguishing inside knowledge from publicly revealed information through the portrayal of internal and external features.

🔍 The careful articulation of the emu's internal organs represents the rules governing the distribution of meat among the Genninku based on people's status.

📜 The painting is similar to a rock painting at an emu hunter site in western Arnhem Land.

💼 The painting was most likely commissioned by a European collector.