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Mimis (or
Mimih spirits) are fairy-like
beings of
Arnhem Land in the
folklore of the
Aboriginal Australians of
northern Australia. They are described...
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mighty feats of
engineering and
overnight construction. Mimi /
Mimih (or Mimi/
Mimih Spirits)
inhabited and
traversed the
interstitial space between the...
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Aboriginal astronomy.
Other clevermen communicate with
spirits such as the
mimih, who long ago
taught the
marrkidjbu of the
Bininj Kunwok people the ritualistic...
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Kurddal (1960/1961 - 2020) was an
Aboriginal Australian artist known for his
Mimih and
Yawkyawk sculptures, and
acting roles.
Crusoe Kurddal was an artist...
- Territory,
known for a
pointillist technique and tall, slim
sculptures of
mimih spirits. In
addition to his art,
Kuningbal was a
prominent cultural figure...
- (cross-hatching) and rock-art
style to
portray kangaroos, fish, crows, and
mimihs. It did not take long for
Guymala to
begin experimenting with different...
- wasn't
until Crusoe Kuningbal's
death that
Yalandja began to
begin carving mimihs spirits.
Kuningbal was a
renowned ceremonial leader, bark painter, and carver...
- work do****ents the
relationship of the land and its
ancestral past via the
Mimih Spirits of rock art". He is
recognized as
being very
knowledgeable about...
- Ngal-Kunburriyaymi 1982 Ngalyod, the
Rainbow Serpent, at Manabinbala, 1980-81
Mimih Spirit Dancing at
Catfish Ceremony, 1979
Kangaroo with
Headdress and Spirit...
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works he
depicted Luma Luma, the
giant ogre, The
Rainbow Serpent, and many
Mimih. The
cultural authority he
built up over the
years enabled him to paint...
