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PATRICK MUNG MUNG
Purnululu Country (Bungle Bungles)WAC051/98 (1998)
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canvas
Purnululu Country (Bungle Bung… | WAC051/98
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canva…
80 x 120cm | 31.5 x 47.24in
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This Country was created by a brother and sister in the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming). The brother was called Gulawun and his skin name was Janama. His sister was called Nyidbarriya and her skin name was Nyawana. Both the brother and sister turned into stone. Gulawun is shown as a blue circle in the top left hand corner of the painting. Nyidbarriya is show as a green triangular shape to the right of the painting.
Patrick’s grandfather told him the story of Gulawun and Nyidbarriya when he was a little boy.
He has walked through this country with his grandfather and mustered cattle through this country with his father.
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This Country was created by a brother and sister in the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming). The brother was called Gulawun and his skin name was Janama. His sister was called Nyidbarriya and her skin name was Nyawana. Both the brother and sister turned into stone. Gulawun is shown as a blue circle in the top left hand corner of the painting. Nyidbarriya is show as a green triangular shape to the right of the painting.
Patrick’s grandfather told him the story of Gulawun... Read More
Patrick’s grandfather told him the story of Gulawun... Read More