Lorrkon, 2012, Annie Wurrkidj
(on left)
Springybark with ochre pigment, 78cm x 18cm
Provenance: Maningrida Arts & Culture, Winnellie.
The daughter of acclaimed artist John Mawurndjul, Annie Wurrkidj is an accomplished painter. She is part of a new generation of Kuniniku women painting independently.
From the authenticity certificate: The Lorrkkon or bone pole coffin ceremony was the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of Arnhem Land. This ceremony involves the placing of the deceased’s bones into a hollow log, which is decorated with painted clan designs and ceremonially placed into the ground where it remained until it slowly decay over many years. The log is made from a termite hollowed stringybark tree (Eucalyptus tetradonta) and is decorated with totemic emblems.