H: 172cm W: 23cm

Baluka is the leader of the magalili clan. He has painted Maywundji, an area of Magalili country shared with the Munyuku clan. read more

H: 153cm W: 73cm

Artworks of this nature have multiple layers of metaphor and meaning which give lessons about the connections between an individual and specific pieces of country (both land and sea), as well as the connections between various clans but also explaining the forces that act upon and within the environment and the mechanics of a spirit’s path through existence. read more

H: 256cm W: 0cm

Naminapu Maymuru-White began helping her fathers, Narritjin and Nanyin paint their bark paintings and sculptures in their bark shelter on the beach at Yirrkala in about 1964 when she was twelve years old. read more

H: 237cm W: 64cm

The Ancestral Lightning Snake Mundukul is often depicted writhing around the perimeter of this, its watery hole Lorr. read more

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This carving shows Djanda sacred water goanna on a floating log of the ancestral stringybark. read more

H: 72cm W: 33cm

Turtles, fish and the floating sea anemone - yathiny. read more

H: 51cm W: 26cm

Nyapanyapa’s work has been more valued for the spontanaeity and texture of her hand. read more

H: 143cm W: 42cm

This bark of Gunybi’s identifies the reservoirs of the |aymil/Datiwuy clan. read more

H: 202cm W: 0cm

The painting on this larrakitj is about Wuyal, the ancestral sugarbag man, an important ancestor of the Marrakulu clan of North East Arnhem Land. read more

H: 117cm W: 34cm

Yukuwa is one of the names of the artist and Yukuwa is the topic of this work. read more

H: 89cm W: 40cm

Rerrkirrwaa has painted her husband’s clan minytji - that of the Gumatj clan. read more

H: 136cm W: 45cm

Paintings of this nature have multiple layers of metaphor and meaning which give lessons about the connections between an individual and specific pieces of country (both land and sea), as well as the connections between various clans but also explaining the forces that act upon and within the environment and the mechanics of a spirit’s path through existence. read more

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The Dha`wau clan homelands of Gå]ga] and Gurrumuru are connected by a major freshwater system. read more

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This painting represents Garrimala, a billabong near the artist’s residence, the Dha`wau clan homeland at Gå]ga]. read more

H: 148cm W: 33cm

This area of sea country belonging to the Djarrwark clan is known as Wukili. read more

H: 241cm W: 0cm

This larrakitj is about Wuyal, the ancestral sugarbag man, an important ancestor of the Marrakulu clan of North East Arnhem Land. read more

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H: 31cm W: 118cm

Patterns on this bark refer to |alkan an area on |aymil clan land. read more

H: 200cm W: 66cm

This painting is about Wuyal, the ancestral sugarbag man, an important ancestor of the Marrakulu clan of North East Arnhem Land. read more

H: 103cm W: 38cm

Barayuwa has done his mother’s Munyuku clan’s design, inspired by the late ritual specialist and artist {ula |urruwutthun. read more

H: 107cm W: 41cm

This painting is by the daughter of high profile artist and ceremonial leader Djambawa Marawili and wife to another artist with profile and leader Wanyubi Marika. read more

H: 94cm W: 33cm

This work comes from Waturr’s extended knowledge of law and sacred design. read more

H: 219cm W: 0cm

This work depicts early events during Ancestral (and present) times at Yalata close to the Dhu[i-Djapu clan homeland of Dhuruputjpi (about three hours drive southwest from Yirrkala). read more

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This documentation has been transcribed from the Groger-Wurm publication on east Arnhem Land Bark Paintings. read more

H: 227cm W: 0cm

The painting on this larrakitj depicts Baraltja, a flood plains area and home of Mundukul the Lightning Snake. read more

H: 189cm W: 76cm

A set of three rocks stand in the mouth of Trial Bay submerged either completely or partially within its waters. read more

H: 198cm W: 38cm

Previously Barrupu’s art has been through the media of limited editions - works on paper. read more

H: 215cm W: 0cm

Before the advent of modern transport and communications the heralding of a death within a group of Yolu to others took time. read more

H: 134cm W: 0cm

The country belonging to the Magalili clan was founded in Ancestral times by the Guwak people. read more

H: 91cm W: 49cm

Barayuwa has done his mother’s Munyuku clan’s design, inspired by the late ritual specialist and artist {ula |urruwutthun. read more