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Gulach (Spike rush) at Barlpanarra

Terry Ngamandara Wilson
Gulach (Spike rush) at Barlpanarra
 1991

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)

Measurements
127.2 × 74.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Vivien Anderson and Gilles Terrier, Member, 1996
©Terry Ngamandara Wilson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Maningrida, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1996.495

Department
First Nations Australia

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
The artist has depicted a key emblem for the Gun-gulol Gu-rrenyjinga clans. It is a design for 'gulach', the spike rush (Eleocharis dulcis) that dominates the Barlparnarra swamp country. The plant has edible corms which form a food source for magpie geese, a key swamp game animal. People also dig and eat the sweet corms.

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