My Country - Paula PAUL

A Collection of Fine Mornington Island Indigenous Art

My Country - Paula PAUL

A Collection of Fine Mornington Island Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by PAULA PAUL of Mornington Island Artists. The title is Burrkunda. [3704-L-PP-1008] (Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by PAULA PAUL of Mornington Island Artists. The title is Burrkunda. [3704-L-PP-1008] (Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen)
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PAULA PAUL

Burrkunda
3704-L-PP-1008 (2008)
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen
 Burrkunda | 3704-L-PP-1008
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen
 121 x 91cm | 47.64 x 35.83in
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"Burrkunda are scars us Bentinck ladies have on our bodies. When someone close to us dies, we grab a sharp rock or piece of shell and cut ourselves so that we bleed in sorrow for our loss.  A scar forms which is called Burrkunda."