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      • GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI, BANUMBIRR (MORNING STAR POLES), 2009-2019
        Nov. 12, 2024

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI, BANUMBIRR (MORNING STAR POLES), 2009-2019

        Est: $6,000 - $8,000

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI 1924-2020 BANUMBIRR (MORNING STAR POLES), 2009-2019 feathers & pandanas on carved wood 210 cm; 180 cm; & 164 cm PROVENANCE Elcho Island Arts and Craft, NT Cat No. 09-1721, 19-15188 & 19-15192 Private collection, NSW Morning Star poles are made by only a small handful of highly initiated people. The poles are associated with stories of the spirits on their journey from this world into the eternal spiritual resting place in the sky. The various types of poles, and their individual stories, link clans and areas of land associated with the travels of the Djankawu, the creation ancestors of all people of the Dhuwa Moiety. The Morning Star (Venus) is the resting place of all Dhuwa souls. Gali Gurruwiwi grew up on a Christian mission and felt the incompatibility between traditional Yolngu beliefs and the Christian account of the universe until he was told that 'god's message was like a lamp shining in the dark until the day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your heart.' From that moment he became a man with two distinctive sides to his faith: both a clan leader and ceremonial custodian, and also a prominent member of the Galiwinku Uniting Church. This piece is a fine example of an Australian Aboriginal artwork.

        Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
      • Gali Gurruwiwi Yalkarriwuy - Bethlehem Story (1, 2 & 3), 2000
        Mar. 08, 2022

        Gali Gurruwiwi Yalkarriwuy - Bethlehem Story (1, 2 & 3), 2000

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        Gali Gurruwiwi grew up on a Christian mission; there he was naturally receptive to the lessons in the Bible and the doctrines of the faith. But he felt the incompatibility between traditional Yolngu beliefs and the Christian account of the universe, with Jesus as the saviour of all mankind. Then, while he was still young, came a key breakthrough: he was at church, listening to a sermon, in which the message of the prophets was being described. "You will do well to pay attention," said the preacher, "because that message is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your heart." Gali immediately recongised this as confirmation that the two belief systems were compatible and could be seen as one. His spiritual path was set and the Banumbirr (Morning Star) for which he was the custodian, was spoken of in the Bible. He realised at that moment that his ancient beliefs must be true. "I went forwards with great confidence," he says, "knowing my faith in my culture had been restored" * * Rothwell, Nicolas, The Australian Newspaper, June 2010

        Cooee Art
      • Gali Gurruwiwi Yalkarriwuy - Morning Star Pole, 2009
        Mar. 08, 2022

        Gali Gurruwiwi Yalkarriwuy - Morning Star Pole, 2009

        Est: $3,000 - $4,000

        Morning Star poles are sculptures made by only a small handful of highly initiated people. The poles are associated with stories of the spirits on their journey from this world into the eternal spiritual resting place in the sky. The various types of poles, and their individual stories, link clans and areas of land associated with the travels of the Djankawu, the creation ancestors of all people of the Dhuwa Moiety. The Morning Star (Venus) is the resting place of all Dhuwa souls. Gali Gurruwiwi grew up on a Christian mission and felt the incompatibility between traditional Yolngu beliefs and the Christian account of the universe until he was told that 'god's message was like a lamp shining in the dark until the day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your heart.' From that moment he became a man with two distinctive sides to his faith: both a clan leader and ceremonial custodian, and also a prominent member of the Galiwinku Uniting Church.

        Cooee Art
      • Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, (C.1942-),
        Apr. 29, 2021

        Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi, (C.1942-),

        Est: -

        ''Morning Starpole'', wood, brolga, cockatoo and parrot feathers, synthetic polymer paint and bush string, on iron stand, overall height incl. stand is 220cm, height excluding stand is 189cm T, provenance purchased Elcho Island Art and Craft, comes with authentication certificate and photograph

        Bargain Hunt Auctions
      • GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI, BANUMBIRR (MORNING-STAR POLE), 2000
        Sep. 24, 2019

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI, BANUMBIRR (MORNING-STAR POLE), 2000

        Est: $1,200 - $1,800

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI born c.1942 BANUMBIRR (MORNING-STAR POLE), 2000 synthetic polymer paint, feathers, bush string and cotton on carver wood SIGNED: bears inscription on label verso: artist's name, title and Elcho Island Art and Craft cat. 23/3719/Yal. DIMENSIONS: 186.0 cm height PROVENANCE: Elcho Island Art and Craft, Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2000 This work is accompanied by a certificate from Elcho Island Art and Craft, Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory that states: ‘The morning star pole (Banumbirr) is a ceremonial emblem and an essential part of ritual. The morning star pole is most commonly used in mortuary ceremonies and is held by men whilst dancing. The individual poles can differ, depending on the ceremony, the artist’s clan and their stories. The poles are statements about identity and can represent specific stretches of country and the aboriginal (yolngu) people it belongs to. They are also a part of spiritual/religious statements that binds the people in life and death. One story told is an old woman releases the stars (feather ‘arms’) on the pole before dawn and they fly away like a kite. They act as a guide for the dead spirit to find it’s way “home”, before being pulled back at daylight. The first lone star in the sky (Venus) is said to be the Banumbirr star.

        Deutscher and Hackett
      • GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI (BORN 1948) Banumbirr (Morning Star Pole) 2007 earth pigments on wood with feathers
        Mar. 25, 2012

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI (BORN 1948) Banumbirr (Morning Star Pole) 2007 earth pigments on wood with feathers

        Est: $1,200 - $1,800

        GALI YALKARRIWUY GURRUWIWI (BORN 1948) Banumbirr (Morning Star Pole) 2007 earth pigments on wood with feathers 186cm (height) PROVENANCE Elcho Island Arts, NT. Private collection, Melbourne

        Leonard Joel
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