Galawupa Garrawurra "Larrakitj" (Set of 3) Kurun Warun 183 x 151 cms

183 x 151 cms

Leah Anketell is a Northern Rivers based artist who works in large spectrum oil painting accompanied with gold and/or silver leaf

Many of Polly's paintings depict the bush plum with its brightly coloured seeds

Acrylics on Plywood 80 x 70 cms

or in this case a brush

Galawupa Garrawurra "Larrakitj" (Set of 3) Kurun Warun 183 x 151 cmsThe Larrakitj had its traditional use for the Yolu of North east Arnhem Land as an ossuary or bone container erected as a memorial to a dead kinsman up to a decade after death. After death the body of the deceased was often ceremonially placed on a raised platform and left to the elements for an appropriate time. The area would then be abandoned until the next stage of the ritual. This took place once it was determined that the essential eternal