Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia
400 Worrell Rd
Peter Jefferson Way
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Peter Jefferson Way
Charlottesville, VA 22911
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1940 Langarra, Howard Island, Australia - 2006. Known for: Aboriginal sacred ancestral stories painting.
Born: 1940?, Moiety: Dhuwa?Clan: Liyagawumirr?. Medium: Painting with pigments and ochres on paper. Mickey Durrng Garrawurra is an Elder for the Liyagawumirr clan and lives a traditional life at... Read full biography
Born: 1940?, Moiety: Dhuwa?Clan: Liyagawumirr?. Medium: Painting with pigments and ochres on paper. Mickey Durrng Garrawurra is an Elder for the Liyagawumirr clan and lives a traditional life at Langarra, an outstation on Howard Island. His ceremonial duties are extensive and his cultural knowledge... Read full biography
Born: 1940?, Moiety: Dhuwa?Clan: Liyagawumirr?. Medium: Painting with pigments and ochres on paper. Mickey Durrng Garrawurra is an Elder for the Liyagawumirr clan and lives a traditional life at Langarra, an outstation on Howard Island. His ceremonial duties are extensive and his cultural knowledge profound. He accompanied artists to Melbourne for an exhibition in 1997, which was his first trip away from his family and home. He has since visited, exhibited his work and performed ceremonially in... Read full biography
Born: 1940?, Moiety: Dhuwa?Clan: Liyagawumirr?. Medium: Painting with pigments and ochres on paper. Mickey Durrng Garrawurra is an Elder for the Liyagawumirr clan and lives a traditional life at Langarra, an outstation on Howard Island. His ceremonial duties are extensive and his cultural knowledge profound. He accompanied artists to Melbourne for an exhibition in 1997, which was his first trip away from his family and home. He has since visited, exhibited his work and performed ceremonially in the United States and Canada. His paintings depict sacred stories of the travels and creations of ancestral beings known as the two Djan'kawu sisters. The Djangkawu sisters story is often recognisable by the flag-like design showing waterholes... Read full biography
Born: 1940?, Moiety: Dhuwa?Clan: Liyagawumirr?. Medium: Painting with pigments and ochres on paper. Mickey Durrng Garrawurra is an Elder for the Liyagawumirr clan and lives a traditional life at Langarra, an outstation on Howard Island. His ceremonial duties are extensive and his cultural knowledge profound. He accompanied artists to Melbourne for an exhibition in 1997, which was his first trip away from his family and home. He has since visited, exhibited his work and performed ceremonially in the United States and Canada. His paintings depict sacred stories of the travels and creations of ancestral beings known as the two Djan'kawu sisters. The Djangkawu sisters story is often recognisable by the flag-like design showing waterholes created by the Sisters with their digging sticks. These holes were made to flood dry and barren land and encourage life . He is wel... Read full biography