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Ivan Namirrkki: Rain song 2018


Ivan Namirrkki: Rain song 2018

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  • No.:RK1640
  • Medium:Natural Ochres on Bark
  • Size:133 × 39 cm
  • Year:2018
  • Region:Arnhem Land (West)
  • Art Centre:Maningrida Arts
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Bininj (men) perform songs to initiate rainfall. The two men depicted in this painting are important Creator Ancestors who gave humans the moiety system, ceremony and Law.

Bark paintings do adapt to room temperature and humidity. Tiny hair cracks are inherent in the nature of the material.
Special provisions apply to this artwork. Reproductions of the artwork and its story in part or in whole in any form require the permission of the artist. We are only too happy to be of assistance in this matter.

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