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Namarrkon (Lightning spirit)

Namarrkon (Lightning spirit)
 1987

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Alcoa of Australia Limited, Governor, 1990
©Curly Bardkadubbu/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia
 

About this work

Curly Bardkadubbu painted on bark for Maningrida Art and Crafts from 1970 onwards, living at Namokardabu outstation. He was renowned for his vigorous painting style, exploiting both the x-ray and rarrk styles characteristic of Eastern Kunwinjku art. Common subjects included namarrkon (lightning), ngalyod (rainbow serpent), namanjwarre (estuarine crocodile), ngaldadmurrng (saratoga), birndu (mosquito), and kandakidj (red kangaroo).

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
160.2 × 82.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Namokardabu, Northern Territory
Accession Number
O.140-1990
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Alcoa of Australia Limited, Governor, 1990
©Curly Bardkadubbu/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia

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