Buya Male
2010
- Medium
- earth pigments on Kurrajong (Brachychiton diversifolus), feathers, resin, bush string
- Measurements
- 255.0 × 20.5 × 20.0 cm (variable) (installed)
- Place/s of Execution
- Bolkdjam, Northern Territory
- Accession Number
- 2011.12
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Lou and Mary Senini, 2011 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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The artist has made a Buya Male ceremonial pole decorated with masses of orange lorikeet feathers. Buya Male ceremonial poles are used in the initiation ceremonies of young men and can only be made by two knowledgeable men in the Maningrida region – Rembarrnga artists Bob Burruwal and his brother, Jackie Nawilil.