Owen Yalandja

Yawk Yawk

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Owen Yalandja

Yawk Yawk

Code: 10742
Medium: synthetic polymer paint on wood
Size: 84 x 6 cm
Year: 2012
Price: $ POA
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The Water Spirits called Yawk Yawk or Ngalkunburriyaymi are like mermaids. It can also mean ‘young woman’. In their mermaid form Yawk Yawk are female spiritual beings,usually associated with powerful conception sites within a clans country. They have long hair which is associated with trailing blooms of green algae found in freshwater streams and rock pools. At times they leave their aquatic homes to walk about dry land at night.

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