
Clan
Dhuḏi-Djapu
Artist Dates
1947-2021
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda
Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda was a respected elder of the Dhuḏi-Djapu’ clan and the wife of Wakuthi Marawili. In her early career, she generally painted maḏayin miny’tji (sacred clan designs) of the Dhuḏi-Djapu’ clan. In 2009, she teamed with the artist John Wolseley to document all the edible plant species in northeast Arnhem Land. Mulkuṉ and Wolseley’s project culminated in the major 2017–19 touring exhibition Miḏawarr | Harvest organized by the National Museum of Australia.
Collections Represented
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia
National Maritime Museum Australia
National Museum of Australia
Monash University Museum of Art