
Meŋa Munuŋgurr | Ancestral Shark in Fish Trap
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Decade
1996
Medium
Natural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions (IN)
95 ¾ x 28
Dimensions (CM)
243.21 x 71.12
Credit
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997. 1996.0035.010.
Clan
Gupa-Djapu
The Gupa-Djapu’ clan is a Dhuwa clan. Their homeland Waṉḏawuy is a village in the...
Narrative
Mäna
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Location
1990
Due to innovations in technology, communication was expedited in the 1990s. For example, Buku-Larrŋgay received...
About The Artist

Clan
Dates
Born 1959
Alternative Names
Meŋa Munuŋgurr
Meŋa Munuŋgurr is the son of Djutjatjutja Munuŋgurr. He is a renowned song man and ceremonial leader for the Djapu’ clan based at Wäṉḏawuy homeland. Although not a prolific artist, he participated in both the 1996 John W. Kluge Commission and the 2017–19 Kluge-Ruhe Maḏayin Commission.