Stock photography picture of George Milpurrurru famous artist and elder of the Ganalbingu clan with his bark paintings of ganalbingu magpie geese

A1E2C6 - Licenced Caption George Milpurrurru famous artist and elder of the Ganalbingu clan with his bark paintings of ganalbingu magpie geese Description Penny Tweedie Panos Pictures Arnhemland AUSTRALIA George Milpurrurru s art is held in over a dozen collections in Australia and overseas He says I am traditional owner for this Ganalbingu country near Murwangi in Arafura swamp Ganalbingu means magpie goose and I painting this story of my land Nhulmarmar my father taught me to paint when I was a boy He told me You only paint your own totems the stories that belong to our family our ancestors No one can paint other people s Dreamings Keywords Arnhem, land, Australian, aborigines, aborigine, aboriginal, traditional, culture, George, Milpurrurru, famous, artist, renowned, elder, Ganalbingu, clan, bark, painting, ganalbingu, magpie, geese, tribal, country, Arafura