Title
Milngiyawuy
2013
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Yirrkala
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North-east Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Cultural origin
- Manggalili, Djarrakpi/Yirrkala, Arnhem region
- Date
- 2013
- Media categories
- Sculpture , Woodwork
- Materials used
- natural pigments on wood
- Dimensions
- 130.0 x 22.5 x 23.5 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Tony Gilbert Bequest Fund 2013
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 102.2013
- Copyright
- © Naminapu Maymuru-White
- Artist information
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Naminapu Maymuru-White
Works in the collection
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About
In recent years a strong group of female artists have emerged within the Yirrkala community. These women have been instructed in painting by their fathers and grandfathers and taught designs that have previously been the domain of men. Naminapu-Maymrur is among the first to have been taught these designs and to have used them in her works. However, 'Milngiyawuy' 2013 marks a shift in her practice as she eliminates these details from her works creating her own ways of representing her clan identity. Her works highlight the innovation that is possible within the strict guidelines of cultural inheritance.
'Milngiyawuy' 2013 refers to the cycle of the Manggalili clan spirit which lies within the Malngiyawuy River before and after its mortal existences which correlates to the Milky Way in an astral dimension.
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Places
Where the work was made
Yirrkala
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Under the Stars, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Mar 2020–07 Feb 2021
