Provenance
The Artist, created at Yirrkala, northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Yirrkala Methodist Mission, Northern Territory
Private Collection
Thomas Vroom, The Netherlands
The Thomas Vroom Collection, Bonhams, Sydney, 6 September 2015, lot 23
Tim Klingender Art, Sydney, 2019
The Martin Rae Collection, New York, acquired from the above
Yirrkala Methodist Mission, Northern Territory
Private Collection
Thomas Vroom, The Netherlands
The Thomas Vroom Collection, Bonhams, Sydney, 6 September 2015, lot 23
Tim Klingender Art, Sydney, 2019
The Martin Rae Collection, New York, acquired from the above
Description
Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu was a revered Yolŋu artist and ceremonial leader of the Gumatj clan in northeast Arnhem Land. He was a custodian of Yolŋu law and knowledge, and his art served as a vital link between ancestral stories and the present. Central to his work was the Lanydjung story, which he used to convey key cultural and spiritual narratives to the outside world.
A leading figure in the Yolŋu land rights movement, he contributed to the 1962 Yirrkala Church Panels and the 1963 Bark Petitions,
cementing art’s role in political advocacy. His legacy lives on through his children, many of who made, and continue to make significant cultural, artistic and political contributions to Australia.
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