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Namarrkon, Lightning spirit

Namarrkon, Lightning spirit
 (c. 1975)

Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
63.5 × 60.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Kunbarllanjnja (Oenpelli), Northern Territory
Accession Number
1996.677
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
© The Artist/Licensed by Aborginal Artists Agency Limited
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Two circuits of lightning encircle the figure whose legs and arms are also entangled inside the symbols of lightning. A Mimih spirit is depicted facing away from the lightning figure.