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John Blanasi
Dancing Mimi Spirits & their Food
1996
Acrylic on canvas
66.5cm x 56cm

These mimi spirits are happy and dancing because they have gathered a lot of food. In the picture on top (kaddum), three butterflies (merli-merli), two yams (karrbarda) and the rainbow serpent (bolung). On the right is father mimi (ngabbard) and child mimi (wurdyaw) in the middle. The father carries a dilly bag (djerrh) to store tools such as a stone axe or knives. The mother has a dilly bag (djerrh) around her neck to carry bush tucker. They are both wearing a loincloth (kunkod). The mother mimi has a baby bark (kunkod) to carry the baby mimi. These mimis are all painted up for dancing (ka-borrkke).