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Three Yawkyawks from Barrihdjowkeng 1995

Artwork Three Yawkyawks from Barrihdjowkeng this artwork made of Natural pigments on bark, created in 1995-01-01
Accession No.
1996.105a-c
Date Created
1995
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
55 x 22cm (each, irreg.)
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
natural pigments
Medium
Natural pigments on bark
Place Created
near Barrihdjowkeng, Central Arnhem Land, NT
Credit Line
Purchased 1996 with a special allocation from the Queensland Government. Celebrating the Queensland Art Gallery's Centenary 1895-1995

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© Owen Yalandja/Copyright Agency

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Stories featuring this object

an abstract painting in natural pigments on bark which contrasting blocks of cross-hatching are juxtaposed to express the power of an Mardayin ritual
TRANSITIONS

Western-Central Arnhem Land

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Exhibitions featuring this object

Anniebell Marrngamarrnga’s Yawkyawk (Female water spirit) pregnant with twins 2007, installed for ‘Transitions’, GOMA, February 2023 / © Anniebell Marrngamarrnga/Copyright Agency / Photograph: N Harth, QAGOMA

‘Transitions’

Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

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