RARE Vintage ABORIGINAL Wood Bark ART Primitive Hand Painted 1985 Entitled “MiMi Spirit” Wisdom Keepers. This bark painting has been painted by Jimmy MArrulungga. Jimmy MArrulungga was an Indigenous Australian artist from the Northern Territory. He is from the Rembarrnga Clan. The Domicile Jarrnluk. Is one of the Northern Non-Pama-Nyungan languages, spoken in the Roper River region of the Northern territory. There are three dialects of the language. It is a highly endangered language with only a few remaining fluent speakers. This Bark Painting by artist Jimmy Marrulungga is extremely RARE– it measures 27″H x 10.5″W — the bark painting is attached to a frame which measures 27″ x 14″. The bark painting has information paper attached to the back(which is priceless to have). On the Bark Painting –the right upper side where the MIMI’s mouth or head is directed to is darker and the white & dots are darkened. As you can see in the pictures of the art. The information on the back of this picture: Artist Jimmy Marrulungga date July 23,1985 / Language Tribal Group: Rembarrnga Domicile: Jarrnluk Title of the Art: Mimi Spirit. Information on Bark Art, Mimi Spirits, & the Artist & area of Rembarrnga which the artist is from. Rembarrnga clan country lies to the south and west of Ramingining, towards the Katherine area. It is the inland stone country, marked by rocky outcrops and sweeping plains as the landscape gives way to the sandstone escarpment country of west Arnhem Land. The rugged nature of this environment is reflected in the materials used and the execution of the hollow logs from this region. Artist Jimmy Marrulungga depicts the great upheavals which led to the creation of the Rembarrnga lands in ancestral times;… Mimi spirits, are fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land in the folklore of the Indigenous Australians of Northern Australia who live in the rocky escarpment within the rocks as spirits. They have inhabited the rocks since the beginning of time & are believe to still be living there today. They are described as having extremely thin elongated bodies, so thin as to be in danger of breaking in case of a high wind. To avoid this, they usually spend most of their time living in rock crevices. They are said to have taught the Aborigines of Australia how to hunt and prepare kangaroo meat. Before the coming of Aboriginal people the Mimi’s had human forms. When Aboriginal people first came to northern Australia, the Mimi taught them many skills They also taught Aboriginal people how to paint. Aboriginal rock painting of Mimi spirits can be found dating back as far as 50,000 years ago in the Nourlangie Rock in Arnhem Land or Kakadu in the Northern Territory of Australia. In the Dreamtime they taught many skills, including hunting, weaving, fishing, painting on rock and on bark, ceremonial songs and dances to old medicine men (marrkidjbu), who in turn passed their knowledge on to the elders of the tribe so that they could teach other chosen men. Without a written language, painting was the only way in which the history and religion of the tribe could be passed down, thereby ensuring that future generations would know of the deeds of the Ancestral Beings who walked the earth in the beginning of time. Mimis are so shy that they hide within huge boulders all day long and only come out at night by blowing holes in the rocks and emerging with their weapons and pets – echidnas, crocodiles, kangaroos, goannas, bandicoots, rock wallabies, butterflies, fish, birds, turtles, brolgas, barramundi, turtles, and small rock pythons (to mention just a few) which live in the rocks and waterways with them. They are generally calm in nature and only get upset when an intruder kills or injures one of their pets. They are not against any other of these species being killed for food, but they become extremely upset if one of their own pets is harmed. All night – the Mimis hunt & fish & hold ceremonies, then at dawn they go back into their homes & pull the rock doors shut after them. Aborigines respect the wishes of Mimi Spirits to have complete privacy, &are careful to stay well away from the escarpments at night. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “sunniestsunshine” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Features: Framed, Signed
- Region of Origin: Australia
- Custom Bundle: No
- Width (Inches): 10.75
- Personalize: No
- Handmade: Yes
- Category: Art
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- aborigine: indiginous
- Subject: spirits
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
- Material: Wood Bark
- Height (Inches): 27
- Date of Creation: 1970-1989
- Artist: Jimmy MArrulungga
- Year of Production: 1985
- Style: Primitive
- Color: Brown
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
- Type: Paintings