Dhuwarrwarr Marika | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia |
Other names | Banuminy |
Known for | Contemporary Indigenous Australian art, bark painting, printmaking |
Father | Mawalan 1 Marika |
Relatives | Wandjuk Marika (brother), Banduk Marika (sister), Bayngul Marika (sister) Laklak Marika (sister) |
Family | Marika Family |
Dhuwarrwarr Marika (born 1946), also known as Banuminy, a female contemporary Aboriginal artist. She is a Yolngu artist and community leader from East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. She belongs to the Dhuwa moiety of the Rirratjingu clan in the homeland of Yalangbara,[1] daughter of Mawalan Marika. Marika is an active bark painter, carver, mat maker, and printmaker.[2]