Dhambit Blue Bäru
2020
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
275.0 × 93.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Orloff Family Charitable Trust, 2020
© Dhambit Mununggurr, courtesy Salon Indigenous Art Projects, Darwin
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia
About this work
The bäru (crocodile) the carrier of the gurtha (fire) is very special and powerful story belonging to the Gumatj people. These are the Yunupiŋu, Burarrwaŋan and Munuŋgirritj clan groups of the North East Arnhem Land region.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2021.47
Department
First Nations Australia