Dhapalany

This painting depicts Dhapalany - the itchy caterpillar.

Animals and plants are commonly portrayed in Arnhem Land art - often in association with ancestral places and seasonal events. This is because animals and plants were created through the activities of ancestral beings and can represent them. In art the animals and plants are usually depicted in a realistic style.

Code: LB4063
Artist: Linda Namiyal Bopirri
Exhibition: Wet Season Selection
Dimensions: 62 x 25 cm
Medium: natural pigments on bark

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