Organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Clan

Marrakulu

Artist Dates

c.1923-1981

Alternative Names

Midili, Midhili

Mithili Waṉambi

Mithili Waṉambi was a member of the Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit of the Australian Army formed by Donald Thomson and Woŋgu to protect Northern Australia from Japanese invasion during World War II. His children Wukuṉ, Yalanba, Ralwurrandji and Boliny Waṉambi are all successful artists.

Collections Represented

Art Gallery of Western Australia

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia

National Gallery of Australia

National Gallery of Victoria