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Narritjin Maymuru

Born
(c. 1916)
Died
1981
Language group
Manggalili
Active
Yirrkala, Northern Territory

25 works

Barbed spears and ceremonial spearthrowers Narritjin Maymuru Marrngu, the possum against sandhills and tide marks Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan (Sand Crab) Narritjin Maymuru Possum tree story Narritjin Maymuru Marrngu, the possum Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan (Sand Crab) Narritjin Maymuru Ngirr Ngirr, the cicada messenger Narritjin Maymuru Nguykal, the kingfish Narritjin Maymuru Nguykal, the kingfish Narritjin Maymuru Nyapililngu Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan (Sand crab) Narritjin Maymuru Marrngu, the possum Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan crab in Djarrakpi Landscape Narritjin Maymuru Yinipunga, the sacred totemic turtle Narritjin Maymuru The wild plum tree at Djarrakpi Narritjin Maymuru Nyapililngu, ancestral spirit woman of the Manggalili Narritjin Maymuru Wapitja, sacred dragging-stick Narritjin Maymuru The ancestral Guwark Narritjin Maymuru Possum tree story Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan crab at sacred waterhole Narritjin Maymuru Gunyan crabs in Djarrakpi landscape Narritjin Maymuru Untitled Narritjin Maymuru Nyapilingu and Mikaran Narritjin Maymuru Djarrakpi Narritjin Maymuru Untitled Narritjin Maymuru
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