KENAN NAMUNJDJA - GALAWON (GOANNA)

KENAN NAMUNJDJA
GALAWON (GOANNA),  2021
97 x 36 cm
Stringybark (Eucalyptus Tetradonta) with Ochre Pigment and PVA Fixative
 
REGION
Maningrida NT
 
PROVENANCE
 
 
STORY
This painting depicts two goannas embedded in an intricate depiction of gungara, the mini cyclones common during the wet season in Arnhem Land. Gungara also relates specifically to the Bilwoyinj site. At this site, two of the most important Kuninjku creation beings, a father and son, hunted and ate goanna. They left some goanna fat behind, which turned into the rock that still stands at the site today.
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
KENAN NAMUNJDJA