This painting depicts naku (canoes) that were made traditionally from the bark of a particular tree and used for hunting. In this painting, Selena has depicted Yolngu men hunting for gumang (magpie geese) eggs.
Name: Selena Munguluma
Language: Ganalbingu
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Selena is an early career artist and is the daughter of senior artist Bobby Bununggurr and Joy Borruwa. She started painting at 12 years old and was taught by her bapa (father) and (mari) who was a renowned artist and one of the first ever Yolngu women to start painting.
Mapu (egg) hunting This is as ancient story about how Yolngu used to collect food. They would go out into the swamp in their bark canoes and collect all the magpie geese eggs. You Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…