Clarrie Djanghara Australian, Wunambi, b. 1964
Clarrie Djanghara Australian, Wunambi, b. 1964
Wandjina and the Sugar Bag, 2021
Natural ochre and pigment on canvas
80 x 100 cm
2567-22
Wandjina was a man God and he made food for the people. Everybody has to eat. Wandjina was a man before he was Wandjina and he ate the sugarbag too....
Wandjina was a man God and he made food for the people. Everybody has to eat. Wandjina was a man before he was Wandjina and he ate the sugarbag too. These are the hives for the Lalais (native honey bees). The sugar bag (honey) drips from the hives when they are full.