Click to enlargeBob Burruwal
1952 – 2021
- Region
- Arnhem Land
- Community
- Bolkdjam
- Language group
- Rembarrnga (Rembarnga, Rembarunga)
Dancing Belt, 2006
Kurrajong with natural earth pigments, PVC fixative, bush wax and feathers
1080 x 40 mm
- Artwork story
- The dancing belt, ‘bokngarru’ called in Rembarrnga, is an object that has a long tradition. such belts are still made and worn during dancing in ceremonies and are decorated with the owner’s clan designs.