Bowathay (Mungandjiwuy) Munyarryan
born Australia 1962
language and skin group:
Wangurri/ Dhanju
Freshwater Lobsters 1986
natural earth pigments and ochre on bark
121 x 53.2cm
Purchase, 1986
Image courtesy of the artist and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala
Deakin University Art Collection
Bowathay (Mungandjiwuy) Munyarryan, "Freshwater Lobster", contributed by Thao Phan, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 15 August 2018, accessed 21 November 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/freshwater-lobster
Critical Commentary
This bark painting was created for teaching use for the Deakin University Social Studies of Science course by Yolngu artist Bowathay (Mungandjiwuy) Munyarryan. It is titled 'Freshwater Lobsters' and was painted in 1986.