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Figure of Lany'tjung Ancestral Being of the Yirritja moiety

Munggurrawuy Yunupingu1960

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

  • 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
Art Gallery of New South Wales

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