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1972
Language Group:Kuninjku
Country:West Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Medium:Ochre on Bark, Screen Printing, Wood Carving
Subjects:Namorrorddo (Spirit), Ngalyod (Female Rainbow Serpent), Birlmu (Barramundi), Yawkyawk (Young Woman Spirit), Untitled
Ken is the son of Aboriginal artist Mick Kubarkku, an acclaimed artist, and he learned to paint whilst watching his father.
Yawkyawk is a word in the Kunwinjku/Kunwok language of Western Arnhem Land meaning 'young woman' and 'young woman spirit being'. The different groups of Kunwinjku people (one of the Eastern dialect groups call themselves Kuninjku) each have Yawkyawk mythologies, which relate to specific locations in clan estates. These mythologies are represented in bark paintings and sculptures of Yawkyawk beings. There are also a few examples of rock art images of these beings.
