Meŋa Munuŋgurr | Ancestral Shark in Fish Trap
Clan
Gupa-Djapu
Clan
Mäna
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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
Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quis sodales...
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.