Figure of Garaginya Ancestral Being of the Yirritja moiety and brother of Lany'tjung

Munggurrawuy Yunupingu1960

Details

Title: Figure of Garaginya Ancestral Being of the Yirritja moiety and brother of Lany'tjung
Creator: Munggurrawuy Yunupingu
Date Created: 1960
Location: Yirrkala/North-east Arnhem Land/Northern Territory/Australia
Physical Dimensions: 85.7 cm height
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
External Link: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/IA81.1960
Medium: wood, human hair, parakeet feathers, white feathers, colours: red, yellow, white, black on red ground
Signature & Date: Not signed. Not dated.
Object Other Titles: Figure of Garaginja, ancestral being and brother of Laindjung; Figure of Garaginja, ancestral being and brother of Lany'tjung
Artist Country: Australia

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