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'Yingapungapu' by Narritjin Maymuru, Yirrkala, 1974,
In 'Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of knowledge' (pp245-274) anthropologist Howard Morphy discusses...
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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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'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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'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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'Part of the story of Bama Bama the spirit man' by Narritjin...
1985.0259.0391 is one of 28 bark paintings and 3 artefacts that appear on Davidson's collection list under the heading '...
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The Black Ant, Uaipa
This explanation comprises a general account followed by specific reference to 1985.0067.0053 (under Mountford's general...
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Bark painting 'Six Mimi Spirits (four males and two females)...
Six MIMI Spirits (four males and two females) walking (collection list).
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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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'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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The Totem Place of the Shark, Bangudja
This explanation comprises a general account that includes mention of 1985.0067.0048, followed by specific reference to ...
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Bark painting 'Map of painter's travell [sic] by plane from ...
Description (map) of painter's travell [sic] by plane from Yirrkala to Sydney (collection list for AI 11)....
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Bark painting 'Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles' by Birr...
Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles (collection list for AI 2).
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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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Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co...
Two MIMI Spirits (males) dancing (collection list).
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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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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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'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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