Dhukun (Sceptre) Union of Both Kingdoms of Yirritja Moiety

Terry Dhurritjini Yumbulul

Dhukun (Sceptre) Union of Both Kingdoms of Yirritja Moiety by Terry Dhurritjini Yumbulul

Details

Artist
Terry Dhurritjini Yumbulul
Title
Dhukun (Sceptre) Union of Both Kingdoms of Yirritja Moiety
Year
2006
Medium
Natural earth pigments on cypress wood with string and feathers
Size
height.: 179.5 cm
Details

signed top: Yumbulul '06

Stock Number
270001

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Provenance

the artist

Exhibited

Annual Collectors' Exhibition 2008, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne

Further Information

Terry, as tribal elder has the right and responsibility to perform funeral ceremonies. When important or highly respected members of the tribe are buried, Terry wears significant costume decorated with feathers.

The Dhukun is only used if there is trouble at a ceremony and is brought out to make a statement. Nobody will stand in front of the Dhukun, and people will bend down and cut the air with their hands to show respect. One hand is held flat, with nothing in the hands and knees bended. This particular sceptre is symbolic of the king and queen of the Yirritja moiety. The sceptre is very important showing the joining of the kingdom - both king and queen represented by the diamond and striped patterning. The lower division shows the split of the two worlds - the king and queen with the single white line of feathers symbolic of the female.