Baluka Maymuru
1946
Australian artist (born 1947)
Baluka Maymuru (1947-2024) was an Aboriginal Australian artist from Yirrkala, Australia. He was the head of the Manggalili clan. Baluka was clan leader of the Belaŋ group of these people; in unison, he belongs to the Yirritja moiety, affirming his responsibilities in ceremony and his artistic freedom within the Yolŋu society. He was the son of artist Nänyin' Maymuru and the nephew of Narritjin Maymuru, one of the most significant painters of Yirrkala.