Minhala (long-necked tortoise) - String figure

(Mulkuṉ) Wirrpanda
Dhudi-Djapu/Dha-malamirr clan, Yolŋu people, Northern Territory
c1942 – 2021

Minhala (long-necked tortoise) - String figure
from the series Matjka String figures
2013
soft-ground etching on paper
Place made
Yirrkala, northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Medium
soft-ground etching on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 49.0 cm (plate)
78.3 x 67.5 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Acquisition through Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art supported by BHP 2017
Accession number
20167G117
Signature and date
Signed in margin, l.r., pencil "MULKUN". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
Australian prints - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Copyright
© Ms Wirrpanda, courtesy Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre