Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story)

Maker
Roy Burnyila (b.1954)
Date
2018
 Description
In this acrylic painting, the artist has depicted freshwater totems from the swamp, which include catfish (ginginy), crocodile (baru), file snake (bapi), Darwin prawns (dakawa), Barramundi (ratjuk), water lillies (yalman) and bubbles in the water.
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Object detail

Maker
Skin Name
Bangardi
Date
2018
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Measurements
92.0 x 66.0 cm
Accession Number
HFA3798
Credit Line
Commissioned for the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Collection
Object Type
artwork/painting/acrylic painting
Named Collection
Bush Medicine collection
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Category
Artworks
Museum
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum

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