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1980.15.1

Bark painting depicting two fishes surrounded by geometric patterns, depicting a Bungul (Corroboree). [El.B 04/04/2008]

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1980.15.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bark painting depicting two fishes surrounded by geometric patterns, depicting a Bungul (Corroboree). [El.B 04/04/2008]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Northern Territory Arnhem Land Milingimbi Methodist Mission
Cultural groups
Dhuwa Moiety
Person
Maker Djunmal Garrawurra
Field collector Chloe Vulliamy
PRM source Lydia Vulliamy
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1950-1960
Date collected
1950 - 1980
Acquisition information
Donated: 24/10/1980, uncertain Bequeathed: 24/10/1980, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 670 mm, Width: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.15.1 Other numbers: 73
Research and responses

This bark painting was looked at by Lindy Allen (Senior Curator, Anthropology (Northern Australia), Humanities Department, Museums Victoria) on 19/09/2017 who identified the cultural group as Liyagawurmirri [NC 19/9/2017]

Dated by Howard Morphy, who confirms the artist's name was DJUNMAL, not DJUNMALK as recorded. Djunmal lived c. 1900 - 1970. [HA 29/12/2008]

In an email (not kept) to Jeremy Coote dated 1 June 2017, Lindy Allen (Senior Curator, Anthropology (Northern Australia), Humanities Department, Museums Victoria) notes: '...it is a fine work by Djunmal. The family name for Djunmal is Garrawurra - and as you have in your documentation, he belongs to the Mayarrmayarr section of the Liyagawumirr clan.... From research for the ARC project, I have identified at least 9 works by him in 5 cultural institutions - Art Gallery of New South Wales, Musée quay Branly, Museums Victoria, National Museum of Australia, and Pitt Rivers of course. I feel there is another but do not have it in my spreadsheet. I have his birth date as around 1900, as my research has him identified in an image taken by Hubert Wilkins at Milingimbi in 1923 and he is at least in his early twenties. So consistent with your records, but I have his date of death as 1975 given by family members.' [JC 1 6 2017]

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Ritual and Ceremonial, Dance, Body Art, Painting

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