Details of Yidaki (with stand)

Catalog Number : 26171
Size : 130cm x 13cm x 13cm
Medium : natural earth pigment on wood
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Nuapanyapa's work has been more valued for the spontaneity and texture of her hand. She expresses her capacity to live in the moment in the freeness of her mark making. There is no calculation or even regard for the audience in her renditions. Their final appearance is almost random. They are an expression of the movements of her hand as they happen to have baken place on that particular day.

During the season when bark was no longer available Nyapanyapa painted yidaki (didgeridoo) at Buku Larrnggay. This piece depicts her signature wild apple trees.