'Jarrangini (buffalo)'

120 x 150 cm, natural ochre on linen

$2,875

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Cat: 138-21

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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 jarranginistill inhabits Melville Islands. It is a food source for the Tiwi people.