Bone coffin
Charlie ANAWUDJARA: artist
Nowadays, hollow log coffins are referred to by the same names given to the hollow log burial ceremony – a mortuary ceremony unique to the people of Arnhem Land. The ceremony and coffins are equally known as Dupun, Lorrkon, Djalumbu, Badurru, Mudukundja, Mululu and Larajeje or Larrakitj. The different names reflect some of the many languages spoken across the Arnhem Land region.
Title
Bone coffin
Artist/Maker and role
Charlie ANAWUDJARA: artist
Date
1968
Medium
ochres on carved wood
Measurements
161.5 cm
Credit line
Purchased 1968
© Charlie Anawudjara, Licenced by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1968/XA24