Click to enlargec. 1924 – 1987
- Region
- Arnhem Land
- Community
- Maningrida
- Language group
- Kuninjku
Saltwater Crocodile and Barramundi, 1975
natural earth pigments on bark
90 x 46 cm
$720
- Provenance
- Painted at Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land, NT Yirrkala Aboriginal Art, NT Private Collection, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
- Artwork story
- Crocodiles form part of the Maraaian ceremony. White fish and water lily are other sections of the Maraaian. Although the artist often stayed at Maningrida he prefered to wander through the country between Maningrida and Oenpelli and originally from a place called Mardagalidban.