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Yalma (cross boomerang): Galban Yalma (Slate axe head) design, 2021

$660.00

  • 47cm x 50cm
  • 2021
  • Natural ochres and charcoal with PVA on wood with lawyer cane
  • Catalog No: ANN001

Galban Yalma (Slate axe head) design Yalma (cross boomerang)

Small stone axe heads were made from local slate.

Anning first gained inspiration from historical Yidinji Big-uun (shields), Yalma (cross boomerangs) and Nalan Gugal (Firemakers) and was the foremost Indigenous artist to revive the unique tradition in 1989. His designs on yalma, shields and firemakers are imbued with up to seven different ochre colours found on Yidinji country, to depict totemic designs that demonstrate cultural continuity. His works are held in both public and private collections across Australia.

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