Matilda Oxtoby Wunambal, b. 1962
Gwion Gwion, 2022
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
60 x 60 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
MM6832
$ 970.00
Gwion Gwion (or Kira Kiro) are found in the rock art around Kalumburu. They are hunters and some are dancers, and some are the servants of the Wandjina. They didn’t...
Gwion Gwion (or Kira Kiro) are found in the rock art around Kalumburu. They are hunters and some are dancers, and some are the servants of the Wandjina. They didn’t have brushes in the old days. Our ancestors used to draw with their hands or for paintbrushes, they would use speargrass or chew the end of bush bamboo. They used to mix kangaroo blood with red, white and yellow ochre to make paint. They would mix the ochre with the red gum from the white tree for glue.
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