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Birnoo Country
This painting shows Gordon’s country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – the way his father taught him to.
He became known as a skilled horsebreaker and buckjumper (rodeo rider). When Gordon worked as a stockman, he would often carry with him a saddle bag for his ochre collection. At the end of his mustering stint, he would have a bagful of ochres that he sourced from riding through his country.
He often paints the hills of Birnoo, which connects his to his mother’s country.
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Wingunbuny
My country Alice Downs – Old Alice Down Station. Rock Hole.
We call it Wingunbuny. Ending of station creek.
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Rugan Crocodile hole Country
The gorge sandground between the two hill, good fishing place good hunting ground of our ancestor country.
Rugan community crocodile Hole.
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Birnoo Country
This painting shows Gordon’s country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – the way his father taught him to.
He became known as a skilled horsebreaker and buckjumper (rodeo rider). When Gordon worked as a stockman, he would often carry with him a saddle bag for his ochre collection. At the end of his mustering stint, he would have a bagful of ochres that he sourced from riding through his country.
He often paints the hills of Birnoo, which connects his to his mother’s country.
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Gemerre (Phyllis Thomas)
Phyllis has painted the traditional scarification marks that Gija people used to incise on each other for law and ceremonial activities. In Gija this is called Gemerre.
‘This is them scars that the old people used to cut across their bodies. Their leg, arm and stomach. This keep im safe when going across rivers, so that the Rainbow Serpent doesn’t get you.’
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THREE WISE MEN
‘Ngapum sent an angel to Mary. He said to Mary, “you are going to baby.”
Mary said “I don’t know, how come I am going to have a baby.”
Angel said “Joseph is going to be a father.”
Mary said “why we are not living together”
Angel said, “the Holy Spirit will give him to you and your baby will be Ngapum’s son”
Three wise kings camping out in the night saw a bright star. They followed the star and came to the place where baby Jesus was born, they gave him presents. The kings were over joyed as Jesus the son of God was born he would then die on the cross for our sins.
