This painting was found for sale in Ngukurr store in 1996 without a catalogue number. Double sided; reverse is ‘upside down’. Ngukurr had no Art Centre at the time so Willie & Moia were selling their paintings through Marlene Backman who was running the Ngukurr community store. Ann Phelan from Framed Gallery in Darwin was purchasing Willie & Moima’s work. I purchased the painting from Framed Gallery 1996. Helen Read
Wally Caruana, “Aboriginal Art”, Thames and Hudson, 1993. pp 82-84 states: “Willie Gudipi’s work focused on initiation and mortuary ceremonies. The divisions in Gudipi’s paintings isolate parts of the story and also indicate the boundaries of clan estates. The images include ancestors in human and animal form, weapons, tools, and a plethora of flora.