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Yomsie's funeral at Yirrkala, December 2007

 
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:36 pm    Post subject: Yomsie's funeral at Yirrkala, December 2007 Reply with quote
Not wanting to be intrusive during funerals, I am usually reluctant to take out my camera during bapurru but after several requests from Yolngu families to take pics and videos, I ended up with several dozen digital photographs and a few hours of video recording some of which were taken by Yolngu themselves.

Here are a small number of pics of Yomsie's funeral, a dear friend and an utter gentleman who will be remembered for his incredible yidaki talent having toured with Yothu Yindi internationally for many years. Yomsie was also a kind and sensitive soul, his passing an untimely and monumental loss to those who knew him and loved him.

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Family members gather at the service and burial of Yomsie Yunupingu at Yirrkala, December 2007.
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Galarrwuy's mother's gravesite (top) and Alfred Gurritjiri's mother's gravesite I think (bottom).
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Djalu plays yirdaki as a tribute to his nephew Yomsie, during the funeral service at Yirrkala.
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Gravesite of Monyu, the great Galpu leader and Djalu's father... this is the largest gravesite at Yirrkala that I know of. Families cleaned the area of weeds the day after the burial of Yomsie, whose site lies beside that of Monyu.
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Little Yibarbuk, Trevor Mununggurr, and Winston dance baru (crocodile) at Yomsie's gravesite.
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