Title
Waterlily bulbs at Yathalamarra waterhole
(1983)
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Ramingining
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Central Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Date
- (1983)
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on bark
- Dimensions
- 71.5 x 27.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1984
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 128.1984
- Copyright
- © Malangi Estate. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
- Artist information
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David Malangi Daymirringui
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About
Waterlily bulbs at Yathalamarra waterhole (the artist's mother's country). The waterlily is one of the main totems of the Balmbi people whose country is situated around a billabong at Yathalamarra. The bulbs are a valuable source of food in the dry season.
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Places
Where the work was made
Ramingining
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
The Dreamers (2009-10), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 09 May 2009–15 Aug 2010