Lot 90

Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Queensland

"The Dhuwa saltwater country is marked by the straight and parallel ribbons of miny'tji of the Djawarrk. It is read to be water affected by the Ancestral presence of the Djan'kawu Creators, the Sisters manifest as the catfish Walwaltjpa, endorsed in that their canoe and paddles are depicted top right indicated sacred events imbued this water with lore for the Djarrwark. By the presence of Baliny the Barramundi on the other hand, indicates the Yirritja, as Balin here against the flow is a manifestation of one of this moietys Creator Ancestors - Banatja.

The elliptical shapes represents the saltwater country of Baraltja with Dhalwanju clan connotations. The Madarrpa also paint this very country, for the same reasons of ownership but using their own sacred design, However the sacred song cycles that narratye the Ancestral events of this country are the same and shared by the Dhalwanju and Madarroa. Senior Djarwarrk would also have custodial."

As stated on the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre certificate of authenticity.