
Clan
Maŋgalili
Artist Dates
c.1914-1969
Alternative Names
Nanjin, Nanung, Nanyan
Nänyin Maymuru
Nänyin Maymuru was the elder brother of Narritjin Maymuru. Along with his brother, he painted the Maŋgalili section of the Yirrkala Church Panels and developed the distinctive Maŋgalili school of painting continued by their children Baluka Maymuru, Galuma Maymuru and Naminapu Maymuru-White.
Collections Represented
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia