Stone axes are highly valued for making spears and cutting implements, they are collected in bathi (dillybag). The dots represent fire sticks.
Name: Eric Malibirr
Language: Yolngu, Kriol, Wägilak, Ganalbiŋu, Ritharrŋu
Community: Gapuwiyak
Biography:
Eric learned to paint from his uncle Roy Ashley, father, grandfather and eldest brothers. Eric describes always watching and learning from his teachers. "Seven, eight, or nine learned to paint myself."
"I can make saltwater story, mother's freshwater story, or swamp area story which is my father side."
"I paint, sometime I do carving too. Sometime I make spear or boomerang. Big log (Larrakitj/Lorrkon)."
Eric is a songman and also dances. "Learned when i was 10, 11 age. Start touring around with my uncle Roy Ashley. I dance Wagilag, Ganalbingu, Bongilingy Bongiliny, Mulada."
Eric works with modern acrylic paint but also has worked with traditional ochres.
Saltwater Flower When the tide goes out, these white saltwater blooms are revealed. Seagulls will feed on these flowers.
File Snake File snake features in this painting at the centre of the freshwater billabong, and is surrounded by other foods, barramundi and magpie goose, which are really good daga.
Porcupine Porcupine is called Jingarma in Yolgnu Mathe, this one is walking to find food, this is a female porcupine. Yolgnu can eat porcupine, they belong to the Dhuwa moiety. This one has found plenty Read more…