DJAMBULULA

Painted circa 1958, most probably at Minjilang (Croker Island), western Arnhem Land
Molloy Tribal Art, New York
Private collection

The painting has suffered considerable pigment loss over much of the surface, which should be visible in the illustration. The bark itself has many areas where the bark has been worn or peeled away. The painting is housed behind glass in a contemporary white wooden frame, on a white background. The pigments and bark that are extant appear to be in a relatively stable condition.
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Djambulula of the Maung People was one of a group of artists that included Midjawmidjaw, Yirawala and Namatbara who were living at Minjilang in the 1950s and were regularly commissioned to produce bark paintings by collectors and anthropologists such as Karel Kupka and Ronald and Catherine Berndt