QUEENIE MCKENZIE - TWO MOOK MOOK OWLS

 QUEENIE MCKENZIE
TWO MOOK MOOK OWLS,  1995
61x91cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
 
PROVENANCE
Turkey Creek, WA
Commissioned directly from the artistPrivate collection, VICLiterature Reference:J. Field, Written in the Land ā€“ The Life of Queenie McKenzie, Melbourne Books, 2009 Page 82 - Full page colour image 
 
STORY
The Mook Mook Owls,mother and baby are found in a cave at the Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming site near the turnoff to the Argyle Diamond Mine.The cave site is called Tunnel Creek. Owls are said to be associated with birth and death amongst the Gija people.
 
EXHIBITED
Written in the Land ā€“ The Life of Quenie McKenzie, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery , March 2009Passing on the tradition ā€“ New and Old Kimberley, Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery , June 2010ā€�A Fairyā€™s Tailā€™ exhibition at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery NSW 2009/2010