Barramundi (Birlmu or Namarnkorl)

John Mawurndjul, Kuninjku / Australian, born 1952
Maningrida
Kuninjku
Western Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Australia

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2003

Ochre with PVC fixative on stringybark

Overall: 46 7/16 × 16 9/16 in. (118 × 42 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner

2014.77.19

Geography

Place Made: Australia, Oceania

Period

20th century

Object Name

Painting

Research Area

Painting

Not on view

Provenance

Maningrida Arts & Culture, Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 24, 2004; given to present collection, 2014.

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