Exhibition

Gudultja — Maternal Oceans

15.07.2020—
15.08.2020

A recently rediscovered fragment of film from 1935 shows Dhambit’s father Mithili as a young man dancing. He is part of a group of Yolŋu who had encountered anthropologist/film maker Donald Thomson on his mission to avoid a mooted government ‘punitive expedition’ to ‘teach the blacks a lesson’ after a policeman had been speared in what was known in English as the Caledon Bay crisis.

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Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
108 x 41 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1355-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 108 x 41 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1355-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2019
earth pigment and black sand on bark
150 x 59 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 2188-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 150 x 59 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 2188-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
126 x 62 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1070-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 126 x 62 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1070-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2019
earth pigment and black sand on bark
163 x 68 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3813-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 163 x 68 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3813-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Trial Bay
2019
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
221 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 7085-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Trial Bay
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 221 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 7085-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2018
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
233 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 6600-18
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2018
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 233 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 6600-18
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
211 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1023-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 211 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1023-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Trial Bay
2019
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
251 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 2339-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Trial Bay
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 251 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 2339-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2017
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
218 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 5076-17
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2017
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 218 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 5076-17
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
167 x 65 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1157-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 167 x 65 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1157-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2019
earth pigment and black sand on bark
116 x 36 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3257-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 116 x 36 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3257-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Trial Bay
2019
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
231 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 924-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Trial Bay
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 231 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 924-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Trial Bay
2019
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
212 cm (height)
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Trial Bay
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 212 cm (height)
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
112 x 56 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1883-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 112 x 56 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1883-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
124 x 68 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1531-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 124 x 68 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1531-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yathikpa
2019
earth pigment and black sand on bark
139 x 64 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3284-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yathikpa
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 139 x 64 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 3284-19
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
113 x 74 cm
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 113 x 74 cm
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2020
earth pigment and black sand on bark
136 x 73 cm
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1726-20
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2020
  • earth pigment and black sand on bark
  • 136 x 73 cm
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1726-20
Dhambit #2 Wanambi
Yalanba
2019
earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
238 cm (height)
Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1075-19
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  • Dhambit #2 Wanambi
  • Yalanba
  • 2019
  • earth pigment and black sand on hollow log
  • 238 cm (height)
  • Provenance: Buku Larrnggay Mulka, NT cat 1075-19
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