Manini Gumana (b. 1977) lives at her homeland, Gängan, and is a member of Buku-Larrngay Mulka art centre at Yirrkala, Arnhem Land. Her father was a highly regarded leader. Manini is the wife of Garwan Wanambi, an established artist at Yirrkala.
Manini has developed a unique approach to bark and pole painting that epitomises the innovative approach to art among the younger generation of Yirrkala's artists.

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