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Click to enlargeb. 1950
- Region
- Cape York, Gulf & Far North Queensland
- Community
- Townsville
- Language group
- Kuku Yalanji
Mayi Wunba - The Honey Bee Dance, 2005
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
198 x 92 cm
$8,800
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- Provenance
- Cat No. JC-0305/543
- Artwork story
- This painting depicts a dance being performed retelling our peoples first encounter with the European bee while out hunting for honey (honey from our native bee). This encounter also told us that there was something amiss in our land.