We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Title

The thunder man. Cliffs N.W. of Yirrkala

circa 1960

Artist

Guŋuyuma Dhamarrandji

Australia

1916 – circa 1970

Language group: Djambarrpuyngu, Arnhem region

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    North-east Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    circa 1960
    Media category
    Bark painting
    Materials used
    natural pigments on bark
    Dimensions
    192.4 x 67.3 cm
    Credit
    Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    IA24.1960
    Artist information
    Guŋuyuma Dhamarrandji

    Works in the collection

    3

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    North-east Arnhem Land

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

    • Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Steven Miller, Tony Tuckson, James Scougall, Mollie Gowing, Harry Messel, Craig Brush, Ronald Fine, Alison Fine, Gordon Davies, Rosalind Davies, Christopher Hodges, Helen Eager, Rosemary Gow, Sandra Phillips, Daphne Wallace and Ken Watson, Gamarada, Sydney, 1996, 33 (colour illus.).

    • Emily Joyce Evans and Falk Wolf, Remembering forward: Australian Aboriginal painting since 1960, 'Bark paintings', pg. 102-123, Cologne, 2010, 108 (colour illus.), 118. cat.no. 48

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