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Rare Kimberley Wandjina Print by Traditional Owner Warren Barunga
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Very rare Kimberley Wandjina Unique State 2003 Artist Print by Traditional Owner Warren Barunga. Entitled ‘Wundoli’, the Wandjina spirit beings are depicted with Ungud, the Rainbow Serpent. The work was purchased from the artist in 2003 at the Mowanjum Community Gallery near Derby in the far north of Western Australia. The Mowanjum people comprise three language groups, the Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbal. To these people the Wandjina is the supreme Creator and a symbol of fertility and rain. Warren Burunga’s father was Worrorra songman Nelson Barunga.
Wandjinas have large eyes, like the eye of a storm, and are often depicted with elaborate headdresses, indicating different types of storms. Their ancestors have been painting Wandjina in rock art sites scattered throughout the western Kimberley for millennia, and regarded as the oldest continuous sacred painting movement on the planet.
Following proper cultural protocol, only Aboriginal people who have been through the law are allowed to portray Wandjinas, and only after years of initiations and ceremonies. They are now reinterpreting this astonishing tradition through contemporary practice and mediums. In excellent condition this unique state framed artist print in black, ochre and terracotta tones measures 86cm tall x 72.5cm wide.
Also listed elsewhere.
Pickup preferred but can post well packed.
Wandjinas have large eyes, like the eye of a storm, and are often depicted with elaborate headdresses, indicating different types of storms. Their ancestors have been painting Wandjina in rock art sites scattered throughout the western Kimberley for millennia, and regarded as the oldest continuous sacred painting movement on the planet.
Following proper cultural protocol, only Aboriginal people who have been through the law are allowed to portray Wandjinas, and only after years of initiations and ceremonies. They are now reinterpreting this astonishing tradition through contemporary practice and mediums. In excellent condition this unique state framed artist print in black, ochre and terracotta tones measures 86cm tall x 72.5cm wide.
Also listed elsewhere.
Pickup preferred but can post well packed.
- Date Listed:06/04/2024
- Last Edited:06/04/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Shipping & Pickup
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