Details of Wurum Spirit

Catalog Number : 26760
Size : 176cm x 10cm
Medium : Paperbark (melaleuca argentea)
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The Rembarrnga people of central Arnhem Land tell of the spirit being wurum who had a human form and carried fish in dilly bags. In order to create an abundance of certain fish species, Rembarrnga people would draw an image of wurum on the side of a tree.