Australian Aboriginal bark painting, barramundi, (Peter)Marrlawanga . #AGW037 ~ 12 1/2" x 36"
Australian Aboriginal painting on bark, barramundi, x-ray style, Peter Marralwanga, .ca. 1970s.Acquired from the artist at a presentation in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1976.
Peter Marralwanga (1916–1987), also known as Djakku (meaning left-handed, was a Yolgnu artist known for his painting. Born in 1916 in West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia,[3] Marralwanga was influenced by Yirawala, a fellow artist and elder in his community.
He is best known for his creation of paintings both on paper and bark. Those works reflect the artistic practices of his elders and community with elements of ceremonial and spiritual creatures alongside the cross-hatching pattern known as rarrk.
12 1/2” x 36” #AGW037