Title
Lunggutja (Hardy Island)
circa 1950
Artist
Malnggi
Australia
circa 1890 – early 1960s
Language groups: Gupapuyngu, Arnhem region, Birrkili, Arnhem region
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Details
- Other Title
- Bark painting (Tracks? and starfish shapes)
- Place where the work was made
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Milingimbi
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Central Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Date
- circa 1950
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 101.9 x 44.5 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1959
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA23.1959
- Copyright
- © Malnggi Estate. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
- Artist information
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Malnggi
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About
In this work Malnggi depicts the flow of saltwater at Lunggata or Hardy Island. The tracks of Nambulati (seagulls) can be seen running down the right-hand side of the work.
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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, Lindy Allen and Louise Hamby, Art from Milingimbi, Sydney, 2016, 117 (colour illus.), 142.
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