Jack Nawilil - Manme (food) bush yam and kunkaninj (digging stick) - 99x38cm - 1353-19 (sold)
Jack Nawilil - Manme (food) bush yam and kunkaninj (digging stick) - 99x38cm - 1353-19 (sold)
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Artiste : Jack Nawilil
Titre de l'œuvre : Manme (food) bush yam and kunkaninj (digging stick)
Pigments naturels sur écorce
Format : 99x38cm
Référence de la peinture : 1353-19
Explications pour cette œuvre :
This is kunkaninj (digging stick) from my country at Koenidjangka. Kunkaninj is used to dig yams, but is also an important Duwa moiety totemic ancestor. It shares the same songline as barlangu (shark) and wankurr (sacred Mardayin ceremonial dilly bag).
© Photo & text : Aboriginal signature with the courtesy of the artist & Maningrida Arts