{"product_id":"jeremiah-bonson-warraburnburn-1251-25","title":"Jeremiah Bonson | Warraburnburn 1251-25","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded with this sculpture is a custom fitted floor stand for display. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewangarra \u003c\/span\u003e‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name - Warraburnburn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr spirit (owned by the Balkarranga clan) are also \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emanikay \u003c\/span\u003esong topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe spirits are related to each other as maternal grandparent and grandchild, just as the people of Warrawarra and Balkarranga are. The dancing of the two ghost spirit figures forms the finale performance for funerals, and is the final goodbye to a deceased family member.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn many ways the Warraburnburn and Galabarrbarr ghost spirits are like people. They emerge from the patches of jungle on Warrawarra and Balkarranga country in the late afternoon and go hunting in family groups of men, women and children. They stay in contact with each other by calling out as the men hunt for fish and the women walk with their dillybags looking for vegetable food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe ghost spirits are associated closely with white ochre and artists commonly paint the bodies of carved figures in white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDifferent types of ghost spirit wear different patterns. Warraburnburn is decorated with uniform white dots while others are painted white all over. Some ghost spirits are shown with a design painted on their chest infilled with rarrk ‘cross-hatching’, the same designs that are painted onto \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ejapi an-guyinda \u003c\/span\u003e‘male initiations’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey also have supernatural characteristics including superhuman size (\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ejarra anbaykarda \u003c\/span\u003e‘super tall’). They know the country intimately – some are malevolent towards humans and will lead people astray, taking them to unfamiliar and dangerous places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese malevolent spirits are likened to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ean-muburda \u003c\/span\u003e‘sorcerers’ and can conduct dangerous rituals that cause harm to people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOthers are benign and will lead humans back to familiar paths and their own camps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eText courtesy of Maningrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brunswick Street Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51859489718570,"sku":null,"price":2150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/0374\/2506\/files\/1251-25_Jeremiah_Bonson_Warraburnburn_203x4x4cm.jpg?v=1783652793","url":"https:\/\/brunswickstreetgallery.com.au\/products\/jeremiah-bonson-warraburnburn-1251-25","provider":"Brunswick Street Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}