NORTHERN WATERS: ARTWORKS FROM MANINGRIDA, YIRRKALA & INJALAK
Past exhibition
Ivan Namirrkki Australian, Kuninjku, b. 1961
Namurrungkidj (Fish Stealing Spirit), 2018
Earth pigments on Stringybark
138 x 51 cm
3115-18
The Namurrungkidj is an evil natured spirit who goes out at night stealing from fish from rivers and billabongs. It is believed that Namurrungkidj spirit also presides over Mankolod, ensuring...
The Namurrungkidj is an evil natured spirit who goes out at night stealing from fish from rivers and billabongs.
It is believed that Namurrungkidj spirit also presides over Mankolod, ensuring that the large fresh-water crustaceans which inhabit the waterholes—known to the Kunwinjku as ngarl—remain plentiful.
It is believed that Namurrungkidj spirit also presides over Mankolod, ensuring that the large fresh-water crustaceans which inhabit the waterholes—known to the Kunwinjku as ngarl—remain plentiful.