Mimi Spirits (AB5) Annalisa Ferraris Ngoia has special custodianship responsibilities

Ngoia has special custodianship responsibilities for this country

The circles represent the rock pools (Puli)

The ceremonies are very important for the Anmatyerre women

year: 1990

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Mimi Spirits (AB5) Annalisa Ferraris Ngoia has special custodianship responsibilitiesYear: 1992 Size: 123 x 67cm natural earth ochre pigments on stringybark Mimi are reclusive, shy spirits that inhabit the rocky escarpment country around Gunbulunya in Western Arnhem land. They hide in the rocks during the daylight hours and only emerge at night, travelling under the cloak of darkness. The only people to see them are Marrkidjbu, the medicine men of the Kunwinjku people. In this painting the artist has painted a male and a female Mimi