Yimula Munungurr "Ceremonial Pole" 231 x 18 cms

Earth pigments on Stringybark hollow pole 231 x 18cms The cross hatching grid pa ern is the sacred design for the freshwaters of the Djapu clan at their homeland Wandawuy now an outsta on about 150 kilometres south of Yirrkala and inland from Blue Mud Bay. This Djapu clan outsta on (and spiritual residence for Ancestral Beings Mäna the Shark and Bol’ŋu the Thunderman) is surrounded by permanent freshwater. Rains inspired by the ac ons of Bol’ŋu feed the rivers and fill the billabongs. Ca ish and mussels, freshwater crayfish and others feed the Yolŋu and wild life. The waters are home for the shark Mäna. (includes metal stand)