Ivan Namirrkki Kuninjku , b. 1961
Kinga (Crocodile), 2022
ochre on stringybark
158 x 56.5 cm
62 1/4 x 22 1/4 in
62 1/4 x 22 1/4 in
MM6776
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This is a painting of kinga, also known as namanjwarre, the saltwater crocodile (crocodylus porosus). These animals are totems for people of Yirridjdja moiety, one of the two patrimoieties of...
This is a painting of kinga, also known as namanjwarre, the saltwater crocodile (crocodylus porosus). These animals are totems for people of Yirridjdja moiety, one of the two patrimoieties of Arnhem Land aboriginal cultures. Crocodiles are rarely killed for food but their eggs are keenly sought after during the wet season when the females are nesting. A major crocodile sacred site exists near the outstation of Kurrindin, in the Liverpool River district.
Provenance
Maningrida Arts and Culture 777-22Exhibitions
Wildlife! 2024
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