Aboriginal art in Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land is commonly illustrated through designs and images of animals, plants, and landscape. These motifs commonly reflect the artists ancestral inheritance and their dreamings, and are referred to as totems.
This painting features a waterlily.
Name: Angela Malibirr Banyawarra
Language: Ganalbingu
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Born in Ramingining, Angela is the daughter of acclaimed artist Bobby Bununggurr. Her father spent time with her teaching her how to paint and teaching her significant storylines and songlines connected to their Ganalbingu clan.
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