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Mowarra is perhaps the oldest man in Arnhem Land. He presides from the community outstation of Rorruwuy on the country he was born in.

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Medium: Bark painting Ochres on bark

Mowarra Ganambarr

Mowarra’s age is unknown. The earliest missionaries to arrive in the area attributed estimates to the adults they found when they arrived.

Yanawal at Yanawal

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Artwork Yanawal at Yanawal
bark

H: 104cm W: 43cm

This painting is about Wuyal, the ancestral sugarbag man, an important ancestor of the Marrakulu clan of North East Arnhem Land. read more

Bamurruu

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Artwork Bamurruu
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Trial Bay is located between Caledon bay to the north and above the larger Blue Mud Bay on the western side of the Gulf of Carpentaria. read more

Garrimala

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Artwork Garrimala
bark

H: 100cm W: 39cm

This painting represents Garrimala, a billabong near the artist’s residence, the Dha`wau clan homeland at Gå]ga]. read more