Collection
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
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Title
Merman
2016

About
Documentation for this work states;
“This work depicts a Merman which is completely the product of the artist’s imagination and bears no connection to Yolŋu Law or culture. When asked about the underlying meaning he denied any. He said: “It's just art.” The merman is sitting atop a blue ring octopus which is itself sitting on a rock.”
Details
Date
2016
Materials used
natural pigments, shells, shark vertebra and kurrajong bark on wood
Dimensions
199.0 x 38.0 x 30.0 cm
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Collection Benefactors' Group 2020
Location
Not on display
Accession number
166.2020
Copyright
© Guykuḏa Munuŋgurr
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
Archie Plus, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Sep 2020–07 Mar 2021