Artist: Nongirrna Marawili | Title: Baratjala | Year: 2018 | Medium: natural earth pigments on bark | Dimensions: 132 x 80 cm

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Buku Larrngay Mulka Cat No. 4252-18

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Artist Profile:

COMMUNITY/ REGION
Yirrkala, NT

LANGUAGE
Madarrpa

BIOGRAPHY
Ṉoŋgirrŋa Marawili was born on the beach at Darrpirra north of Cape Shield on the oceanside. She was one of the many children of Mundukul the Madarrpa warrior (c.1890-c.1950). Mundukul (Lightning Snake) is also the name of the serpent (also known as Water Python, Burrut’tji), which lives deep beneath the sea here… Continue Reading