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Jimmy Ngalakurn

The lorrkon, hollow log ,is made from termite hollowed Stringy-bark tree (Eucalyptus tetadonta) and is decorated with totemic emblems, in this case Saratoga fish. Hollow Logs are known as Lorrkon in the Maningrida area of Central North Arnhem Land and…

Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra (Yukuwa)

Aboriginal Australian memorial poles – known as larrakitj – are hollow coffins created to hold the bones of the dead in secondary burial. Placed in groups on significant sites and painted with clan symbols, they are left to deteriorate with…