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Dr. Djambawa Marawili AM Americalili Marrtji | Journey to America 2019 106 5/16 x 39 3/8 | 270 x 100
Ralwurrundji Waṉambi Bamurruŋu | Bamurruŋu 2001 62 10/16 x 27 3/16 | 159 x 69
Dhambit Munuŋgurr Bänhdharra | Ocean 2019 78 11/32 x 42 17/32 | 199 x 108
Napuwarri Marawili Baraltja Djunuŋguyaŋu Yathikpa | Dugong at Baraltja and Yathikpa 2017 81 x 31 | 205 x 79
Birrikitji Gumana Barama | Barama (Yirritja Creation Being) Before 1965 40 7/8 x 15 5/8 | 103.8 x 39.7
Dr. Gawirriṉ Gumana AO Barama | Barama (Yirritja Creation Being) Before 1967 41 x 21 | 104.1 x 53.3
Yaŋgarriny Wunuŋmurra Barama ga Lany’tjuŋ: Yirritja Waŋarr Dhäwu | Barama and Lany’tjuŋ: Yirritja Creation Story c.1963 108 ½ x 31 13/6 | 275.6 x 80.8
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili Baratjala | Baratjala 2018 69 11/16 x 40 5/32 | 177 x 102
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili Baratjala | Baratjala 2018 63 25/32 x 44 1/2 | 162 x 113
Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu Biḏimbiḏa | Biḏimbiḏa c.1971 49 x 24 1/4 | 124.5 x 61.6
Waitjuŋ Munuŋgirritj Birany’birany | Birany’birany 1965 60 1/4 x 24 1/4 | 153.0 x 61.6
Miṉyiyawany Dhäkuwal Yunupiŋu Birany’birany Bäruŋur | Ancestral Crocodile at Birany’birany 1996 118 x 41 1/2 | 299.7 x 105.4
Ḻiyawaḏay Wirrpanḏa Boṉba | Boṉba 2018 68 7/64 x 37 51/64 | 173 x 96
Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra Buyku | Fish Trap 2019 73 x 30 5/16 | 185 x 77
Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu Ḏamala ga Matjurr | Eagle-Hawk and Flying Fox c.1971 44 x 22 13/16 | 112 x 58
Mowarra Ganambarr OAM Ḏäṯiwuy Gurruṯu | Ḏäṯiwuy Kinship Ties 1996 115 ½ x 35 | 293 x 89
Wukuṉ Waṉambi Destiny | Destiny 2019 87 ¾ x 39 1/3 | 223 x 100
Yinimala Gumana Dhaḻwaŋu Miny’tji | Dhaḻwaŋu Clan Designs 2019 101 3/16 x 33 15/32 | 257 x 85
Waturr Gumana Dhaḻwaŋu Rom | Dhaḻwaŋu Law 2004 64 15/16 x 24 13/16 | 165 x 63
Malaluba Gumana Dhatam | Waterlily (Nymphaea sp.) 2019 84 21/32 x 39 3/8 x 4 23/32 | 215 x 100 x 12
Djarrkutjarrku Yunupiŋu Dholtji | Dholtji 1965 62 1/8 x 26 3/4 | 157.8 x 67.95
Nänyin Maymuru Dhukururru | Sacred Rock c.1963 32 1/4 x 15 1/4 | 81.9 x 38.7
Djimbaryun Ŋurruwutthun Dhulwuŋ Dhäwu | Sacred Fern Story 1942 65 ¾ x 35 | 167 x 88.9
Djutjatjutja Munuŋgurr Dhuruputjpi | Dhuruputjpi 1996 118 x 34 | 299 x 87
Dhukaḻ Wirrpanda Dhuruputjpi Dhäwu | Events at Dhuruputjpi 1996 116 x 47 1/4 | 294.6 x 120
Wanyubi Marika Dhuwa Yarrpany | Dhuwa Honeybee 2017 74 13/32 x 32 43/64 | 191 x 83
Wurrandan Marawili Diamond | Diamond 2018 40 15/16 x 17 23/32 | 104 x 45
Wilson Manydjarri Ganambarr Djambarrpuyŋu Mäna | Shark of the Djambarrpuyŋu Clan 1996 75 ⅞ x 22 ¾ | 192.72 x 57.79
Mawalan #2 Marika Djan’kawu | Djan’kawu 1996 110 ¾ x 34 3/8 | 281.31 x 87.31
Mawunbuy Munuŋgurr Djan’kawu Dhäwu | Djan’kawu Sisters Story 1942 65 ¼ x 47 1/16 | 165.8 x 119.5
Wandjuk Djuwakan Marika OBE Djan’kawu ga Yalaŋbara | The Coming of Djan’kawu 1962 47 ½ x 21 | 120.6 x 53.3
Mawalan Marika
Mathaman Marika
Waḏaymu Ganambarr Djan’kawu Waŋarr Dhäwu 1 | Djan’kawu Creation Story 1 1959 75 ½ x 27 ½ | 191.8 x 69.8
Mawalan Marika Djan’kawu Waŋarr Dhäwu 3 | Djan’kawu Creation Story 3 1959 75 5/8 x 26 5/8 | 192 x 67.5
Wandjuk Djuwakan Marika OBE Djan’kawupuy Dhäwu Yalaŋbarawuy | The Birth of the Djan’kawu Children at Yalaŋbara 1982 57 7/8 x 25 5/8 | 147 x 65
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili
Marrnyula Munuŋgurr
Rerrkirrwaŋa Munuŋgurr Djapu’ ga Gälpu Gurruṯu | Djapu’–Gälpu Ties 1996 122 ½ x 48 ½ | 311.15 x 123.19
Marrnyula Munuŋgurr Djapu’ Miny’tji | Djapu’ Clan Design 2019 137 25/32 x 75 3/8 | 350 x 187
Meŋa Munuŋgurr Djapu’ Miny’tji | Djapu’ Clan Design 2018 54 9/16 x 33 15/32 | 138.5 x 85
Woŋgu Munuŋgurr
Mäma Munuŋgurr
Mawunbuy Munuŋgurr
Natjiyalma Munuŋgurr Djapu’ Miny’tji | Djapu’ Clan Design 1942 74 9/16 x 41 7/16 | 189.4 x 105.2
Mithinari Gurruwiwi Djaykuŋ | File Snakes (Acrochordus javanicus) c.1960 110 ¼ x 27 1/2 | 280 x 70
Narritjin Maymuru Djomula Raŋga (Marrŋu Burrkun Dhäwu) | The Marawili Tree Raŋga (The Possum String Story) 1968 78 3/4 x 22 7/8 | 200 x 58
Narritjin Maymuru Galuŋarraŋur Gurruŋawuy | Yellow Ochre Story at Gurruŋawuy 1948 38 1/4 x 16 3/4 | 97 x 42.5
Dr. Gawirriṉ Gumana AO Gäṉgaṉ Buykuŋur | Fish Trap at Gäṉgaṉ 1996 66 5/8 x 30 3/4 | 169.2 x 78.1
Gulumbu Yunupiŋu Ganyu | Stars 2009 63 3/8 x 27 5/8 | 161 x 70
Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu Ganyu | Stars 2018 74 13/32 x 32 11/16 | 189 x 83
Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu Ganyu | Stars 2018 91 47/64 x 42 29/32 x 3 11/32 | 233 x 109 x 8.5
Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu Ganyu | Stars 2018 80 23/32 x 32 9/32 | 205 x 82 cm
Gunybi Ganambarr Garrapara | Garrapara 2018 64 11/16 x 21 7/64 | 163 x 54
Yalanba Waṉambi Gurka’wuy | Gurka’wuy 2017 77 9/16 x 26 49/64 | 197 x 68
Liwukaŋ Bukulatjpi Gurrarama | Gurrarama 1988 66 ¾ x 31 ¾ | 170 x 81
Yäma Munuŋgirritj Gurruŋawuy | Gurruŋawuy 1961 27 1/2 x 14 3/4 | 69.8 x 37.5
Barrupu Yunupiŋu Gurtha | Ancestral Fire 2010 47 1/4 x 23 5/8 | 120 x 60
Rerrkirrwaŋa Munuŋgurr Gurtha | Ancestral Fire 2018 23 13/16 x 16 47/64 | 60.5 x 42.5
Wakuthi Marawili Gurtha Dhäwu | Fire Story 1969 53 5/32 x 15 | 135 x 38
Nänyin Maymuru Guwak ga Marrŋu | Night Bird and Possum 1964 62 x 20 15/16 | 157.5 x 53.2
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili Guykthurr ga Guṉḏa | Lightning and the Rock 2015 65 1/8 x 38 1/4 | 165.4 x 97.2
Dr. Djambawa Marawili AM Maḏarrpa Miny’tji | Maḏarrpa Clan Designs 1996 128 x 40 | 326 x 102
Woŋgu Munuŋgurr Maḏayin Miny’tji | Sacred Clan Designs 1935 56 5/8 x 23 7/8 | 144 x 61
Baluka Maymuru Makmanydja | The Other Djarrakpi 2017 76 3/4 × 29 9/16 | 195 × 75 cm
Wilson Manydjarri Ganambarr Mäṉa ga Dhukururru | Ancestral Shark and Sacred Rock 2021 84 15/32 x 17 5/16 | 214.5 x 44
Meŋa Munuŋgurr Mäna Ganybuŋur | Ancestral Shark in Fish Trap 1996 95 ¾ x 28 | 243 x 71
Galuma Maymuru Maŋgalili Dhäwu | Maŋgalili Stories 1996 116 1/8 x 34 1/2 | 295 x 88
Wolpa Waṉambi Marrakulu Miny’tji | Marrakulu Clan Designs 1996 112 5/8 x 44 ¼ | 286.1 x 112.4
Mäw’ Munuŋgurr Marraṉḏil | Shoreline before 1966 45 3/4 x 23 1/4 | 116.2 x 59.1
Ḏula Ŋurruwuttun Marraṉḏilŋur Yarrinya | Shore at Yarrinya before 1968 58 1/8 x 26 7/8 | 147.6 x 68.3
Garawan Waṉambi Marraŋu | Marraŋu 2017 78 ¼ x 31 ¼ | 198.8 x 79.4
Ḏula Ŋurruwuttun Mayawunydji Yarrinyalili | Mayawunydji to Yarrinya 1996-1997 152 1/2 x 53 3/4 | 387 x 136
Mawalan Marika Milŋiyawuy | The Milky Way Before 1966 37 1/2 x 14 | 95.2 x 35.6
Naminapu Maymuru-White Milŋiyawuy | The Milky Way 2003 61 13/16 x 18 7/8 | 157 x 48
Naminapu Maymuru-White Milŋiyawuy | The Milky Way 2019 84 41/64 x 36 7/32 x 2 61/64 | 215 x 92 x 7.5
Narritjin Maymuru Milŋiyawuy | The Milky Way 1975 47 ¼ x 20 ¼ | 120 x 51.5
Yinimala Gumana Motu | Buildup of Mangrove Leaves 2006 48 ½ x 20 ½ | 123 x 52
Munḏukul Marawili Mundukuḻ ga Yirwarra Dhäwu | Ancestral Snake and Fish Trap Story 1942 69 x 40 5/8 | 175.3 x 103.3
Gambali Ŋurruwutthun Munyuku Wäŋa | Munyuku Clan Homelands 1996 143 ½ x 39 ½ | 364.5 x 100.3
Galuma Maymuru Muṯimuṯi | Sand Crabs 2014 51 31/32 x 41 23/32 x 5 1/8 | 132 x 106 x 13
Mithinari Gurruwiwi Naypinya | Naypinya 1963 55 ¾ x 22 3/8 | 141.61 x 56.83
Mithinari Gurruwiwi Naypinya | Naypinya c.1966 47 3/4 x 19 7/8 | 121.29 x 50.48
Djimbaryun Ŋurruwutthun Nyulminyulmi (Dhambarrama ga Gunumuŋgu) |The Ancestral Woman Nyulminyulmi (also known as Dhambarrama and Gunumuŋgu) 1948 38 ½ x 18 ¼ | 97.8 x 46.4
Djuwali Burarrwaŋa Ŋalarrwuy | Ŋalarrwuy Before 1966 18 7/8 x 10 1/4 | 47.9 x 26
Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu Ŋalarrwuy | Ŋalarrwuy 1961 32 1/2 x 17 3/4 | 82.5 x 45
Larrtjanŋa Ganambarr Ŋaymil Djan’kawu Dhäwu | Ŋaymil Clan Djan’kawu Story 1996 125 3/8 x 31 | 318.5 x 78.7
Nänyin Maymuru Raŋga ga Rapiny Miny’tji | Sacred Object and Freshwater Designs c.1963 32 1/8 x 19 3/4 | 81.6 x 50.2
Ḏula Ŋurruwuttun Raŋga ga Yarrinya | Raŋga at Yarrinya 1995 92 ⅛ x 41 5/16 | 234 x 105
Baluka Maymuru Raŋga Rapiny Gapuŋur | Sacred Object in Freshwater 1996 78 1/4 x 32 7/8 | 199 x 83.5
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda Retja I | Rainforest I 2017 80 45/64 x 38 3/16 | 205 x 97
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda Retja II | Rainforest II 2017 52 ¾ x 31 3/32 | 134 x 79
Dhuwarrwarr Marika Rulyapa | Rulyapa 2017 96 x 32 ¼ | 244 x 82
Gurrukmuŋu Gurruwiwi Wäkumidi | Wäkumidi 2019 43 45/64 x 16 9/64 | 111 x 41
Minyapa Munuŋgurr Wäṉḏawuy Mäṉaŋur | Shark at Wäṉḏawuy 1996 83 ½ x 32 ½ | 212 x 82.5
Buwathay Munyarryun Wangurri Waŋarr | Wangurri Totems 2010 101 ½ x 33 ½ | 258 x 85
Nawurapu Wunuŋmurra Waŋupini | Clouds 2017 59 1/2 x 29 1/8 | 151 x 74
Yäma Munuŋgirritj Wirrili | Wirrili (Gumatj Ancestral Being) Before 1966 19 7/8 x 8 1/8 | 50.5 x 20.6
Buwathay Munyarryun Wirrmu ga Djurrpuṉ | The Moon and Evening Star 2018 89 3/8 x 25 6/32 | 227.0 x 64.0
Duṉḏiwuy Waṉambi Wuyal | Wuyal (Dhuwa Honey Ancestor) 1994 96 ½ x 33 ½ | 245 × 85
Mithili Waṉambi Wuyal ga Yanawal | Wuyal at Yanawal c. 1972 43 ¾ x 20 ½ | 111.1 x 52.1
Dhuwarrwarr Marika Yalaŋbara | Yalaŋbara 2019 83 15/32 x 35 7/16 | 212 x 90
Dr. Banduk Marika AO Yalaŋbara | Yalaŋbara 2006 65 x 19 11/16 | 165 x 50
Barayuwa Munuŋgurr Yarrinya | Yarrinya 2017 89 3/8 x 25 3/16 | 247 x 80
Barayuwa Munuŋgurr Yarrinya | Yarrinya 2019 80 5/16 x 39 3/8 x 3 35/64 | 204 x 100 x 9
Narritjin Maymuru Yiŋapuŋapu | Sand Sculpture for Yirritja Mortuary Ceremonies 1972 38 1/4 x 21 | 97.2 x 53.3
Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra Yukuwa | Stringy Yam (Vigna vexillata) 2010 69 11/16 × 17 11/16 | 177 × 45
