<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">bark paintings</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>paintings by material or technique</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bark painting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>painting, bark</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>paintings, bark</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>