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Clan totems at Gochan jiny-jirra

Banggala has painted a number of clans totems associated with his clan estate at Gochan Jiny-Jirra. The snake being Ji-japuny is the major creator figure for this country. He swam up the river bank at Gochan Jiny-jirra, creating the river flat as he went with his swimming motion. The diver bird ancestor Gorrpurda also arrived at Gochan Jiny-jirra from the south and formed areas of the river bank by diving in and out of the earth in the same way that the real bird does in the water. Gorrpurda is associated with fresh water fish, including Binyjamat ‘glassfish’ and Ganyjal ‘eel tailed catfish’ also shown in this painting.