Maningrida Arts
Mimih Spirits 38517
Kunstenaar: Eddie Aning-Mirra Carey
Maat: 98x5cm
CAT No: 385-17
Materiaal: Stringybark with ochre pigment
Prijs: € 350,-
Story
Aboriginal people living in the western and southern Arnhem Land share a common mythology relating to Mimih spirits. In recent years the Mimih has become a popular theme in the repertoires of many artists among the Kunibidji people, speakers of the Ndjebbana language and the traditional landowners of the Maningrida area. It is believed that Mimih spirits live in a social organization similar to ours and that Mimih society existed before humans. Mimihs are credited with instructing the first people with knowledge of survival in the rocky environment of the Arnhem Land plateau. It is said that Mimihs have taught the first humans to hunt, dance, sing and paint. The song and dance style of western Arnhem Land Aboriginal people is still known today as Mimih style. Also like people, the Mimihs use the same kinship terms and speak the same language as the local Aboriginal group. It is said that some Aboriginal men with mystical knowledge have spent time living with Mimihs in their camps. Mimih are, however, terribly thin, with their necks so slender that a stiff breeze would be fatal. For this reason they emerge only on windless days and nights to hunt. As soon as a breeze develops, the Mimih are said to run back to their rocky caverns and disappear inside.
Kunstenaar: Eddie Aning-Mirra Carey
Maat: 98x5cm
CAT No: 385-17
Materiaal: Stringybark with ochre pigment
Prijs: € 350,-
Story
Aboriginal people living in the western and southern Arnhem Land share a common mythology relating to Mimih spirits. In recent years the Mimih has become a popular theme in the repertoires of many artists among the Kunibidji people, speakers of the Ndjebbana language and the traditional landowners of the Maningrida area. It is believed that Mimih spirits live in a social organization similar to ours and that Mimih society existed before humans. Mimihs are credited with instructing the first people
with knowledge of survival in the rocky environment of the Arnhem Land plateau. It is said that Mimihs have taught the first humans to hunt, dance, sing and paint. The song and dance style of western Arnhem Land Aboriginal people is still known today as Mimih style. Also like people, the Mimihs use the same kinship terms and speak the same language as the local Aboriginal group. It is said that some Aboriginal men with mystical knowledge have spent time living with Mimihs in their camps. Mimih are, however, terribly thin, with their necks so slender that a stiff breeze would be fatal. For this reason they emerge only on windless days and nights to hunt. As soon as a breeze develops, the Mimih are said to run back to their rocky caverns and disappear inside.
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