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Untitled, by Narritjin Maymuru, Yirrkala, 1967
1985.0259.0407 is one of 28 bark paintings and 3 artefacts that appear on Davidson's collection list under the heading '...
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'The Story of Djirt' (aka Yingapungapu at Djarrakpi) by Narr...
THE STORY OF DJIRT. In the Dream time, a small boy called Djirt found a dead fish on the beach and began to cook it on ...
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'Mortuary Ceremony', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1978
The central portions of this painting depict the bones of one of the creator Ancestors of the Manggalili clan. When thi...
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'Creation Stories of the Manggalili Clan' by Narritjin Maymu...
The top panel of this painting shows the creation of Djarrakpi (Cape Shield) in northeast Arnhem Land by the Guwak (koel...
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'Two possums climbing the tree of life with bird guardian at...
Title: 'Untitled' (Aboriginal Arts Board Collection card for 1991.0024.3631). Reverse of 1991.0024.3631 labelled with a...
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Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co...
Two MIMI Spirits (males) dancing (collection list).
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'Gunyan White Sand Crab', by Narritjin Maymuru
'In this painting Narritjin has depicted Gunyan, the sacred white sand crab, which lives in the white sand at the foot o...
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'Djirird and Damala' by Narritjin Maymuru of Yirrkala, paint...
Numbers refer to a line drawing of this painting in Groger-Wurm, 1973, p. 123 Djirird and Damala Plate 190 [i.e. 1985....
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Bark painting 'Yingapungapu' by Banapana Maymuru, Yirrkala
The first interpretation [under the heading 'Interpretations of the Yingapungapu Paintings'] is recorded from Nattitjin'...
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'Fight between Crocodile-man and Stingray-man' by Narritjin ...
Fight between Crocodile-man and Stingray-man, each of them being helped by his ?people? and friends (collection list for...
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'Two Nyapililngu ancestral women', by Narritjin Maymuru, Yir...
1985.0259.0402 is one of 28 bark paintings and 3 artefacts that appear on Davidson's collection list under the heading '...
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'Sacred ceremonial ground Gununguwuy' by Narritjin Maymuru, ...
Title: 'Sacred ceremonial ground Gununguwuy' Explanation (the original is difficult to read in places) Artist is cerem...
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Bark painting 'Three Mimi men, spirits of rocks, and turtle'...
Three MIMI men, spirits of rocks, and turtle. The first MIMI, who found the turtle, is waiting for his companions and ur...
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'Turtles, wind and rain', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1978
The painting shows the ancestral turtle rushing towards the beach at Djarrakpi (Cape Shield, Blue Mud Bay, north east Ar...
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