Artwork Miliyawuy

Miliyawuy

Naminapu Maymuru-White began helping her fathers, Narritjin and Nanyin paint their bark paintings and sculptures in their bark shelter on the beach at Yirrkala in about 1964 when she was twelve years old.

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Catalogue #: 3597H
Height: 98cm
Width / Diametre: 48cm
Medium: earth pigments on bark

Naminapu Maymuru-White


Naminapu’s major interest is her art. She is an extremely versatile artist with skills in the areas of painting, carving, screen-printing, weaving, lino-cuts and batik work.

Marru

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Artwork Marru
bark

H: 60cm W: 53cm

Marru is the Ancestral possum and a totem for the Magalili clan. read more

Gurtha

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Artwork Gurtha
bark

H: 163cm W: 71cm

This painting was hung at the artists debut exhibition ‘Rough Diamonds’ at Raft Artspace in April 2009, Darwin. read more

Gapu at Gangan

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Artwork Gapu at Gangan
bark

H: 61cm W: 116cm

A sacred expanse of water behind the Gangan outstation where this work was produced is referred to as Gulutji. read more