Namarrkon (Lightning spirit)
1987
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
160.2 × 82.4 cm
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
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
Place/s of Execution
Namokardabu, Northern Territory
Accession Number
O.140-1990
Department
First Nations Australia
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