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MICK KUBARKKU c.1922 - 2008 Untitled (Jungle Fowl), 1974 ochre on bark 48.5 x 81 cm inscribed verso: Number '21' incased in a circle, Artist: Gubargu, Tribe: Gunninggu, Location: Momega, A Jungle Fowl PROVENANCE The Artist, painted in the Maningrida region, NT Maningrida Arts & Crafts, NT Cat No. 21 Private collection, NSW Lawsons, Sydney, 30 November 1993 Private collection, NSW This painting by senior western Arnhem Land artist Mick Kubarkku centres on the Jungle Fowl, a totemic figure of cultural and ceremonial importance. Using the traditional rarrking technique, Kubarkku depicts the bird with rhythmic infill in red, white, and yellow ochre. In Kuninjku, the Jungle Fowl is linked to sacred sites, and identity, often appearing in song cycles and initiation ceremony. The intricate patterning highlights Kubarkku's technical skill and ceremonial authority. As both a painter and songman, he played a key role in shaping the central Arnhem Land bark painting tradition.