John Mawurndjul (born 1952)

MIMIH, 2004

natural earth pigments on wood

200.0 cm height

Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory
Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney
Private collection, New South Wales

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Culture, which states in part: 'Aboriginal people in the rocky environments of western and south–western Arnhem Land tell of the existence of tall slender spirits which they call Mimih… Mimih are said to have taught the first humans how to hunt and butcher game and also how to dance, sing and paint.'