Wayarra spirit
1981

Wally Mandarrk

Medium: earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements: 113.5 × 40.4 cm
Place/s of Execution: Maningrida, Northern Territory
Accession Number: 1995.720
Department: First Nations Australia
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1995
©Wally Mandarrk/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: Bark painting depicting 'Wayarra', a male ancestral spirit, distinguished by his beard. Figure is decorated with elaborate body designs and carries a woven dilly bag, a goanna is also shown.