Clan
Ḏäṯiwuy
Artist Dates
c.1920-2005
Alternative Names
Mickey, Moara, Mora, Mowara, Muara
Mowarra Ganambarr OAM
During World War II, Mowarra Ganambarr served as a member of the Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit (NTSRU) of the Australian Army. He first produced art for the anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt in 1947, beginning a long and distinguished career as an artist. In 2000, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
Collections Represented
Australian National Maritime Museum
Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia
University of Newcastle