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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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Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co...
Two MIMI Spirits (males) dancing (collection list).
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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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'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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'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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Orion & the Pleiades
The Constellation of Orion and the Pleiades Orion and the Pleiades are linked in the astronomical myths. More often than...
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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 Moon, Jumauria
The Moon, Jumauria In the early days of the world the moon, Jumauria, had no wife, and so was lonely. As he was travelli...
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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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Manggalili clan painting by Narritjin Maymuru, Yirrkala, 194...
This explanation comprises a general account followed by specific reference to 1985.0067.0091. The Night-bird, Karawak,...
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