Thunderman raining down
2012
- Medium
- earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
- Measurements
- 188.3 × 66.5 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Yirrkala, Northern Territory
- Accession Number
- 2013.98
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Julie Kantor, 2013
© Nonggirrnga Marawili, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia - About this work
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Bol’ngu, the Thunderman, is said to have seasonal influence on atmospheric behaviours such as the wind and rain. As Bol’ngu travelled through Country, the Dhuwa clouds, and subsequently rain, followed him, carving out rivers, creeks and springs for the dry season, subsequently replenishing them with freshwater.