Christopher Black, Jarrangini (buffalo)

TURNUWA AMINTIYA KIRIJIPUNI : BLACK & WHITE: An exhibition from Snake Bay

5 - 22 April 2019

Christopher Black Australian - Tiwi Islands, b. 1972

Jarrangini (buffalo)

natural ochres on linen

60 x 150 cm

840949

The jarrangini (buffalo) was introduced to the Tiwi Islands by the British at the turn of the 1800's. The British established a trading post known as Fort Dundas, in 1824,...

The jarrangini (buffalo) was introduced to the Tiwi Islands by the British at the turn of the 1800's. The British established a trading post known as Fort Dundas, in 1824, which only lasted four or five years. The Timorese Buffalo was introduced as a source of milk and food for the British colonisers. Long after the British colonialists left, the jarrangini still inhabits Melville Islands. It is a food source for the Tiwi people.