Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu

Details
Date of birth
c.1905
Place of birth
northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Date of death
1979
Place of death
northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Language group
Gumatj clan, Yolŋu people, Northern Territory
Works in the collection
  • Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu c.1905 – 1979

    Bidimita (sky snakes)

    1948 or 1952
    natural ochres on eucalyptus bark
    Accession no: 0.1913
  • Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu c.1905 – 1979

    Malay women weaving

    1948
    earth pigments on green card
    Accession no: 0.1752
  • Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu c.1905 – 1979

    Spirits of the dead catching dugongs

    1948
    earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    Accession no: 0.1919
  • Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu c.1905 – 1979

    The sea and the sky

    1948
    earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta)
    Accession no: 0.1748
    On display, Gallery 1
  • Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu c.1905 – 1979

    Wuluy-wuluy (The spirit women)

    1952
    natural ochres on carved wood
    Accession no: S124
    On display, Gallery 1