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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Paul Maymuru, Wangupini (Thunder cloud), 2018

Paul Maymuru

Wangupini (Thunder cloud), 2018
natural earth pigments on carved wood
height 180 cm
height 70 in
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'My father Baluka is a well known artist and he has taught me my sacred clan designs. I also follow my grandfather, Narratjin, who was one of the first artists...
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"My father Baluka is a well known artist and he has taught me my sacred clan designs. I also follow my grandfather, Narratjin, who was one of the first artists to be recognised by the Australian people. He was also there for the opening of the museum in Canberra.
I live in my clan lands at Djarrakpi and my wifes land at Balma. I know all about Yolŋu ceremony and will become a leader of the
Maŋgalili."

The maternal Thunderhead cloud is Waŋupini. This is shown in its feminine shape as the anvil shaped Wet Season cumulo-nimbus. There is a metaphor for the soul’s journey from life to death to rest to rebirth. The saltwater flows to the horizon where it is taken up as water vapour by the feminine thunderhead cloud which carries it as the pregnant maternal shape to the escarpment where it gives birth through rain.
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