Nonganyari bark painting
Aboriginal Bark Painting by January Nonganyari
Object type: Bark Painting
Locality: Crocker Island
Artist: January Nonganyari
Circa: 1970
Dimensions: 75cm X 32cm
Description: This highly expressive bark painting depicts Namarakarin. Namarakarin were a dangerous spirit people believed to cook and eat the spirit of the sick and make them die. Nonganyari was a highly regarded medicine man could see these spirits and was able to vanquish them.
Some slight cracks at the top and bottom but very flat.
Price:SOLD