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JEFFREY CAMPION MALIWANGA c.1949 - c.2020 Totemic Creators, 1989 ochre on bark 170 x 80 cm bears certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Crafts adhered verso PROVENANCE Maningrida Arts and Crafts, NT, Cat No. MALI 9 Private collection, NSW Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Crafts adhered verso In Totemic Creators, the artist has painted the totemic creators of his father's clan group, Malirri, Country at Korlobirradha. The composition depicts the ancestral beings Mudungurr (saratoga fish), Djalumburr (catfish), Dhumby (long tom fish), Leagunyul or Gurrurpil (short-necked turtle), and Burrumbu (freshwater weed). Surrounding these totemic creatures is Gurrurmunggumunggu, the water python that feeds on flying fox. Dividing the painting is a freshwater creek, within which the file snake Djakung has made its nest in the bank and laid its eggs, Galangga.