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Diving duck with fresh water catfish and water plant

Bandjurldjurl has painted dreamings for his mothe’s clan country. The painting represents two sites called Borlinymerre and Warrkmerre. Both belong to the Yirrija clan Bunduri , and are in the Ramingining are in North-central  Arnhem Land.

The painting depicts three Darters (Anhinga Melangoster) called Gorropurda. They are diving into the billabong for fish. They have already eaten some fish which are shown in their bellies: these are archerfish ( Toxotes chatareus ), called Yangkurra. Bandjurldjurl has also painted two kinds of fresh water catfish in the billabong. The largest one in the upper right of the painting is the salmon catfish ( Arius leptaspis), called Gurrkanangarr. The other kind is Garle: an eeltailed catfish (probably Porochilus rendahli). The large plant in the upper left of the painting is called.

Name: Thomas Baru


Language: Burarra (Martay), Yan-nhangu


Community: Maningrida


Biography:

Thomas Baru is a young emerging artist from the Warrawarra clan. this clan consist of many strong Burarra-Martay speaking artists such as Clancy Baru and Marcus Pascoe.

His paintings relate to the country called Gamurra Gu-yurra which lies between Maningrida and Ramingining in central Arnhem Land. Common totemic features depicted by this clan are Warraburnburn (a Wangarra or Ghost spirit), Gorraporda (darter), Marrchila/Baru (the saltwater crocodile) and ngokngok (Southern Boobook owl)


© the artist / art centre