Mickey Bunguna : Wandjina Bark Painter
The aim of this article is to assist readers in identifying if their aboriginal bark painting is by Mickey Bunguna by comparing examples of his work. He painted bark painting in the Wandjina style. Mickey uses traditional ochres and is a
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Bunguna was born around 1902 and died in 1978. He was fully initiated and repainted Wandjina in rock shelters. Bungkuni was a senior Wunambai Elder. He lived most of his life in and around Mowanjum and painted sporadically . Mickey was the Uncle or second father of Wattie Karruwara He painted a few barks mainly of his moiety totems the Catfish and Brolga. He painted some exceptional Wandjinas on bark. His paintings are normally on a white background with the figures covered with dense red dots.
As with many Kimberley artists the barks that they are painted on are fairly thick and rough.
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Mickey Bunguna Bark Painting Images
The following images are not a complete list of works by Mickey Bunguna but give a good feel for the variety and style of this artist.
