The sacred serpent - Wawilag story
MULUJUK: artist
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This painting depicts the Wawilak story. It shows the serpent Yurlungurr emerging from the sacred waterhole, Mirramina. This is the waterhole where the Wailak sisters camped and were swallowed by the great snake in the myth. The sacred pandana tree is shown in the bottom edge of the waterhole. The background design represents the runoff from the streams. Exhibited: Field: Field Museum, Chicago. 1972. Cat. deYoung: M.H. deYoung Memorial Museum, San Fransisco. 1974. Cat.
Title
The sacred serpent - Wawilag story
Artist/Maker and role
MULUJUK: artist
Medium
ochres on eucalyptus bark
Measurements
49.5cm x 27.5cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0550