Organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Clan

Maḏarrpa

Artist Dates

c.1921-2005

Alternative Names

Wakutbi

Wakuthi Marawili

Wakuthi Marawili was born at Dhurruputjpi and was the husband of Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda. He later moved to the Rose River settlement at Numbulwar. In the 1970s, he led the Maḏarrpa clan back to their homelands at Bäniyala, where he established a community that thrives today under the leadership of his son Djambawa Marawili.

Collections Represented

Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of Western Australia

The British Museum

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

National Gallery of Victoria