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Click to enlargec.1923 – 1983
- Region
- Arnhem Land
- Community
- Yirrkala
- Language group
- Yolŋu (Yolngu) – Rirratjiŋu (Rirratjingu) clan
Djambawa the Thunderman, 1975
natural earth pigments on bark
95 x 45 cm
$1,600
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- Provenance
- Painted at Yirrkala, NE Arnhem Land, NT Yirrkala Aboriginal Art, Yirrkala, NT Private Collection NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
- Artwork story
- As in this painting by the hand of Milirrpum Marika, the Rirratjingu curved clan design is also associated with the Djang'kawu sisters. It references Djambawul the Thunderman who created whirlpools, clouds and rain.