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Words: Amos AikmanProducer: Louise Starkey
Indigenous artists making their mark
A community on the eastern tip of Arnhem Land is paving the way for Indigenous art and storytelling.
A group of 11 female Yolngu artists' work will be displayed at the National Gallery of Victoria in an exhibition, entitled Bark Ladies, in May 2022.
The group, including Dhambit Mununggurr, is from the Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre (Buku) in Northeast Arnhem Land, Yirrkala — about 700km east of Darwin.
Dhambit Mununggurr
Artist
The group navigate the mosaic of their ­ancestral knowledge, reproducing key elements for the younger generations and for outsiders whom they hope to teach.
Magnolia Maymuru
Actress & model
While Yolngu are known for bark-painting tradition — which began with body painting during ceremonies — they show sacred minytji (clan designs) in digital form nowadays and on found objects including wood, perspex and metal.
Myles Russell-Cook
A/Senior Curator of Indigenous Art
Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala runs at the National Gallery of Victoria from December 17 until April 25.
Pictures & Video: Supplied by the National Gallery of Victoria

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