Print 'Wak (Black Crow Ancestor / Black Crow Ancestor)' by Deborah Wurrkidj

Print 'Wak (Black Crow Ancestor / Black Crow Ancestor)' by Deborah Wurrkidj

Babbarra Women's Centre

Regular price €335.00 Sale

Etching on paper
Dimensions: image 50 x 33 cm, paper 66 x 47 cm.
Limited edition of 20.
Provenance: Babbarra Women's Center (official Aboriginal art centre), Maningrida, NT, Australia.

Frame under glass with natural oak rod , made in a Parisian workshop .
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Explanation :

This print depicts a sacred site located at 'Kurrurldul', south of Maningrida, in Arnhem Land, Australia. The cross-hatching or rarrk is the pattern associated with the totem ancestor of the Black Crow, called Djimarr. This motif is also used during the sacred Mardayin ceremony.

The print is part of the series "Kun-waral: Spirit Shadows / Ombres d'Esprit" (*):

For the first time, artists from the Bábbarra Women's Center have created limited edition art prints. The artists carved their own woodblocks and created their own etching plates, during a workshop with Jacqueline Gribbin and Sean Smith in February 2019. The prints were edited by Jacqueline Gribbin in her studio in Darwin (Australia).

Kun-waral refers to the shadow or memory of powerful beings who transformed during their travels through the earth before the arrival of humans. These beings include Bawaliba (Spirits), Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent), Buluwana, Djomi (Freshwater Mermaid), Mimi and Mongerrd. The artists only illustrate the beings of which they are the cultural guardians and for which they have family authorizations.

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Print 'Wak (Black Crow Ancestor / Black Crow Ancestor)' by Deborah Wurrkidj

Etching
Dimensions: image 50 x 33 cm, paper 66 x 47 cm.
Limited Edition of 20
Provenance: Babbarra Women's Center (official Aboriginal art centre), Maningrida, NT, Australia.

Framed under glass with natural oak baguette, made in Paris.
Contact us if you would like to order without the frame.

Part of the "Kun-waral: Spirit Shadows / Ombres d'Esprit" Series (*):

For the first time, the artists from Bábbarra Women's Center have created limited edition fine art prints. The artists carved their own woodblocks and created their own etching plates, during a workshop with Jacqueline Gribbin and Sean Smith in February 2019. The prints were edited by Jacqueline Gribbin in her Darwin studio (NT, Australia).

Kun-waral refers to the shadow or memory of powerful beings who transformed as they moved across country, before humans arrived. These beings include Bawaliba (Spirits), Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent), Buluwana, Djomi (Freshwater Mermaid), Mimi and Mongerrd. The artists only illustrate figures they have the cultural custodianship and family permissions to depict.  

(*) “Kun-waral: Spirit Shadows, a collaboration between Bábbarra Women's Center and Maningrida Arts & Culture”, published by Salon Art Projects 2019.

Click here to learn more about the artists' ancestral stories

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