Lorikon
1995
Jimmy Angunguna
Blyth River, Central Arnhemland, Australian Aboriginal, born 1935
Spirit figures that perform a burial ceremony are joined by Wandering Whistling Ducks and goanna or monitor lizards on this log. Plants and leaves indicate a shade house made from eucalyptus that was a shelter during the ceremony.
Natural ochres and PVC fixative on hollow log
Height: 64 1/4 in. (163.2cm)
Diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.4cm)
Gift of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2005.152
Provenance: [Maningrida Arts & Culture, Darwin, Australia]; Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, Seattle, Washington, 1994
Photo by Paul Macapia