Munggurrawuy Yunupingu
(Australia circa 1907–12 Apr 1979)
- Community
- Biranybirany (Caledon Bay), Arnhem region
- Language group
- Gumatj, Arnhem region
Lany'tjung Banaidja Story 3
- Other titles:
- Laindjung - Banaidja myth, Lany'tjung - Barama myth
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Depicted in the centre is a Ngärra ceremony taking place on the ceremonial ground. Four of the figures are holding paperbark representations of Banaidja with which they beat the ground. The top and bottom sections show Munggurrawuy's Yirritja diamond pattern referring to the ancestral fire.
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2000
- Place of origin
-
North-east Arnhem Land,
Northern Territory,
Australia
- Year
- 1960
- Media
- Bark painting
- Medium
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 124.5 x 53.4cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
- Accession number
- IA29.1960
