<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">bark paintings</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31401656</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:59</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bark painting</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">painting, bark</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">paintings, bark</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Describes elaborately painted sheets of bark found throughout Aboriginal Australian cultures. For native Australians, the art of bark paintings was an everyday practice, but it was also utilized for ceremonial purposes.  After European colonization, bark painting production decreased. ]]></dc:description></metadata>