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Waangk Awa' 2021

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online
Accession No.
2022.224
Date Created
2021
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
100 x 150cm
Media Category
Painting
Medium
Natural pigments and synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Place Created
Aurukun
Credit Line
Purchased 2022. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

Waangk Awa’ is a ‘story place’ for artist Janet Koongotema’s Dilly Bag Dreaming. Waangk Awa’ is the traditional Country of the Wik-Mungkan people, who belong to the Winchanam Clan; Koongotema paints this place as a clear assertion of her tribal rights to that part of her Country. Considered ngench thayan (sacred) and with access restricted to only Traditional Owners, Koongotema’s intimate, celebratory depictions of sacred Country reflect what she describes as ‘a very colourful place’ where the waters shimmer in kaleidoscopic hues, welcoming great flocks of migratory birds.

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A detail view of a bright, abstract work.
SEEDS AND SOVEREIGNTY

QAGOMA COLLECTION: ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’

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Exhibitions featuring this object

An installation view of ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’, including works by (l–r) Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle (© Minnie Pwerle) and Evelyn McGreen and (foreground) mats by Judy Baypungala, Bonny Burarngarra, Lorna Jin-Gubarangunyja and Shirley Malgarrich, March 2024 / © The artists/Copyright agency (unless noted) / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

‘Seeds and Sovereignty’

Mar 2024 - Sep 2024

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