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Artwork Gangan to Baraltja

Gangan to Baraltja

Paintings of this nature have multiple layers of metaphor and meaning which give lessons about the connections between an individual and specific pieces of country (both land and sea), as well as the connections between various clans but also explaining the forces that act upon and within the environment and the mechanics of a spirit’s path through existence.

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Catalogue #: 3111R
Height: 163cm
Width / Diametre: 37cm
Medium: earth pigments on bark

Djirrirra Wunu\murra

Artist

Djirrirra (also known as Yukuwa) assisted her father, Yanggarriny Wunungmurra (1932-2003), in his Telstra Award winning painting of 1997 and continually up until his death in 2003. read more

Burrukuliny

Artwork

Artwork Burrukuliny
bark

H: 63cm W: 150cm

Liyawaday is the daughter of artists Dhukal Wirrpanda and Galuma Maymuru and third wife of Djambawa Marawili. read more

Buyku

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Artwork Buyku
bark

H: 142cm W: 67cm

Paintings of this nature have multiple layers of metaphor and meaning which give lessons about the connections between an individual and specific pieces of country (both land and sea), as well as the connections between various clans but also explaining the forces that act upon and within the environment and the mechanics of a spirit’s path through existence. read more

Miliyawuy

Artwork

Artwork Miliyawuy
bark

H: 0cm W: 0cm

Naminapu’s bark painting contains elements that helped established the foundations for mortuary ritual for her people and explains to some degree associations between the Magalili and other clans. read more