Figure of Lany'tjung Ancestral Being of the Yirritja moiety

Munggurrawuy Yunupingu1960

Details

Title: Figure of Lany'tjung Ancestral Being of the Yirritja moiety
Creator: Munggurrawuy Yunupingu
Date Created: 1960
Location: Yirrkala/North-east Arnhem Land/Northern Territory/Australia
Physical Dimensions: 87.6 cm height
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960
External Link: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/IA80.1960
Medium: wood, human hair, bark fibres, parakeet feathers, white feathers and natural pigments
Signature & Date: Not signed. Not dated.
Object Other Titles: Figure of Laindjung, Ancestral Being; Figure of Lany'tjung, ancestral being of the Yirritja moiety
Artist Country: Australia

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