Bol'pu (Dillybag / Sac à Collecte), 2023

Muluymuluy Wirrpanda  

In this ochre painting on eucalyptus bark, Muluymuluy Wirrpanda depicted a traditional woven collection bag (dillybag) called Bol'pu.
She explains: “Two ancestral women named Ganapa and Banyili were crossing the plain called Garaŋardi or Bukulili. As they walked, they carried their fish on their backs, with the rope across their foreheads. They were fetching (fish) from a (waterhole). There are a few at this place. The (fish) are called (black and white striped fish), and or (catfish). This is a sacred land for my Dhudi-Djapu clan.
After an osprey took flight, the two women crossed this country on foot to reach their homeland of Dhuruputjpi. The bird, a brolga, flew above while the women fished.
They left their two digging sticks beside the (banyan tree).
They hung their collection bags there.

Origin: Artists from Buku-Larrnggay (official Aboriginal Artists Cooperative), Yirrkala, Arhnem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
Ref. No: 3351-23
The work is accompanied by the official certificate of authenticity from the artist's cooperative. The name of the Aboriginal artists' cooperative and the unique registration number assigned to the work are indicated on the back of the canvas, allowing the ethical and authentic provenance of the work to be traced.