Title
Gurrpulu, flood plain at sunrise
circa 1950s
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Bark painting (Mud flat at sunrise)
- Place where the work was made
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Milingimbi
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- Date
- circa 1950s
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 60.3 x 31.1 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1962
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA18.1962
- Copyright
- © Estate of Buranday Waynbarrnga/Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Buranday Waynbarrnga
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About
In 'Gurrpulu, flood plain at sunrise' c1950s Buranday captures the rising rays of the sun glistening in small pools of water that remain on the mud flats at low tide. The work refers to the plains area on the Napier Peninsula. Distinguishing this location as dawn breaks, Buranday alludes to both the time when ceremonies will conclude and the return of the morning star, accompanied by the souls of those recently departed, to the island of Burralku. This work showcases Buranday’s graphic line work and bold execution in brilliant but simple form.
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Places
Where the work was made
Milingimbi
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Art from Milingimbi: taking memories back, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Nov 2016–29 Jan 2017
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Cara Pinchbeck, Art from Milingimbi, ‘Buranday’, pg. 60-63, Sydney, 2016, 63 (colour illus.), 140.
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