Margaret Kundu Ngan'gikurrunggurr, b. 1945
Durrmu
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
MM5452
$ 2,400.00
Master painter and turtle catcher Margaret was raised on the Catholic Mission in Daly River. Arriving in Peppimenarti in the 70s Margaret with 10 children and jokes that she doesn’t...
Master painter and turtle catcher Margaret was raised on the Catholic Mission in Daly River.
Arriving in Peppimenarti in the 70s Margaret with 10 children and jokes that she doesn’t know how many grandkids she has.Margaret’s
works are sublime interpretations of Durrmu: traditional body painting
designs applied to male and female torsos for ceremonial dance. Subtle
and meticulous mark making contribute to the mesmerizing quality
Margaret’s work possesses.
Arriving in Peppimenarti in the 70s Margaret with 10 children and jokes that she doesn’t know how many grandkids she has.Margaret’s
works are sublime interpretations of Durrmu: traditional body painting
designs applied to male and female torsos for ceremonial dance. Subtle
and meticulous mark making contribute to the mesmerizing quality
Margaret’s work possesses.
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