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Highlights

Lorrkkon or hollow log coffins are used for the final burial of human remains. The deceased’s bones are placed into the lorrkkon which is painted with clan designs. The lorrkkon is then ceremonially placed into the ground. Lorrkkon made for sale through Maningrida Arts and Culture are more decorative than those made for actual burials, and are made from the termite hollowed Manbuluduk (stringy bark tree).


John Mawurndjul
Lorrkkon c.1986
natural pigments on wood
224.5 x 16 cm
Purchased 1986
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

 

 

 
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