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Mantuwujini (Dugong)

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Artist
Raymond Bush
Catalogue No.
270-23
Category
Size
120 x 90 cm, locally sourced ochre on linen

Known alternatively in English as Sea Cow, Mantuwujini are hunted with harpoon spears along the northern coast of the Tiwi Islands, found in areas of sea grass, where they graze. A gentle and sadly endangered mammal, the animal is prized for it’s tender rich flavoured meat and the fat produces oil which is reputed to be good for the hair.

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