Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu | Ŋalarrwuy
Additional Information
Decade
1961
Medium
Natural pigments on eucalyptus bark
Dimensions (IN)
32 1/2 x 17 3/4
Dimensions (CM)
82.5 x 45
Credit
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. Edward L. Ruhe Collection. Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997. 1993.0004.091
Clan
Gumatj
The Gumatj clan’s homeland at Gunyuŋarra is a seaside community in Melville Bay. Gunyungarra was...
Narrative
Bäru
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Location
1960
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About The Artist
Clan
Dates
c.1907-1979
Alternative Names
Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu
Mungurrawuy Yunupiŋu was an important patriarch of the Gumatj clan. He contributed to the Yirrkala Church Panels and was a signatory to the Yirrkala Bark Petitions. His children include the Aboriginal leader and land rights activist Galarrwuy Yunupiŋu; Mandawuy Yunupiŋu, the lead-singer of the band Yothu Yindi; and the acclaimed artists Barrupu, Gulumbu, and Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu.