MATTHEW DJIPURRTJUN
Riny’tjaŋu ga DhapalanySCULPTURE(Yam and Caterpillar)
$720.00
This painting belongs to Gamaḻaŋga and Liyagalawumirr Birritjama clans and is associated with a place near Gaṯaṯa, near Ramingining.
The artist explains “we know those leaves. You can go to the bush and find the leaves”. The yams can be dug from the ground and eaten or coooked on the fire. The leaves are also identifyable by the small baby caterpillars that gather on their leaves, which can be seen in the painting.
35 x 17.5cm
