Galawupa Garrawurra "Larrakitj" (Set of 3) Kurun Warun ONCE studied visual communication and

ONCE studied visual communication and graphic design at PRODISENO before building a career in design

perhaps by subliminal message and made preparations to journey to the site of mortuary

She also paints the topography of the land in varying shades of blue

Acrylics on Plywood 80 x 70 cms

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

Galawupa Garrawurra "Larrakitj" (Set of 3) Kurun Warun ONCE studied visual communication andThe 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