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This painting depicts a sugarbag man from country east of the Mann River. The people were living in the area when Wak, the black crow, became angry that they were stealing his country so cut them in half with a stone axe. They became mankung or sugarbag, the honey of native bees that is found in hives in tree hollows. The bees do not sting and if it can be found, mankung is delicious. The wax is used for a number of purposes including sealing the mouthpieces of didjiridus.
Nahni kayolyolme nawu bininj mankung kore Koyek Mann River.Bininj birrihyoy kumekke kunred.Bu Wak yidduy mankung kenh birrihdjirdmangi nuye mankung mey karramalk bendjorrhdjobkeng rowk bedberre.Wanjh mankung birriyimerranj nawu karringalke kore kundulk.Nawu bod mankung minj kankurlahkinje bu kanbaye mankung namak manjmak.Dja nawu ngolin mankung nakka karrikurrme kore mako mandang kore karrihbuhme.
ARTIST Lorraine Namarnyilk
FURTHER DETAILS
Size 51 x 76 cm
Medium Acrylic on Arches Paper
Catalogue # 2187-22
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