Organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Clan

Gumatj

Artist Dates

c.1916-1977

Alternative Names

Waidjung, Waijung, Waitjug, Wychung

Waitjuŋ Munuŋgirritj

Waitjuŋ Munuŋgirritj was the leader of the Yarrwiḏi-Gumatj clan. In 1948, he painted for Charles Mountford’s American-Australian Scientific Expedition of Arnhem Land, and in 1960, he contributed to the Yirrkala Church Panels.

Collections Represented

Art Gallery of Western Australia

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia

National Gallery of Victoria

National Museum of Australia