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Click to enlargeb. 1952
- Region
- Arnhem Land
- Community
- Djarrakpi
- Language group
- Yolŋu (Yolngu) – Maŋgalili (Manggalili) – Belaŋ group
Mangalili at Djarrakpi, 1999
natural earth pigments on bark
39 x 130 cm
$2,500
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- Provenance
- Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, NT, Cat No. 1510Z Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, Cat No. 10041 Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Buku Larrngay Mulka Art Centre.
- Artwork story
- Munurrapin was taught to paint by his father's brother, Narritjin. This work was produced at Djarrakpi in 1997 with the assistance of his wife Balpawana #2. It depicts Marrngu, the ancestral possum, climbing the sacred manifestation of the Marawili tree. The Marawili marks Djarrakpi, found by the ancestral Guwark people whom Marrngu acted as messenger and land scout. The miny'tji, or sacred clan design, above the Marawili depicts the sand of Djarrakpi flowing from the dunes to the beach where Guyun the cleansing sand crabs reside.