John Mawurndjul
(Australia 1952– )
- Language group
- Kuninjku, Arnhem region
- Title
- Kun-madj
- Place of origin
-
Maningrida →
Central Arnhem Land →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 2004
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching, 'Maningrida brown' ink on white BFK Rives Moulin du Gué wove paper
- Edition
- 6/20
- Dimensions
-
24.9 x 19.7cm platemark; 50.2 x 32.9cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r. beneath platemark, pencil "JOHNNY". Not dated.
- Credit
- Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 2005
- Accession number
- 4.2005.6
- Copyright
- © John Mawurndjul/Maningrida Arts and Culture. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This is an image of kun-madj, a small woven collecting basket, very finely made. These bags are often made from Pandanus spiralis, a plant which grows in many areas of Arnhem Land. The bags are used to collect sugarbag, the native honey.
As well as being of practical use, dilly bags are also of religious significance to Arnhem Land people. Dilly bags are said to be totemic objects and associated with particular sites in the landscape. For example in the Kurulk clan country there is one kun-madj site close to Milmilngkan.
© Maningrida Arts & Culture 2004
- Exhibition history (1)
-
The Dreamers (2009-10), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 09 May 2009 -.
