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Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Ruby Djikarra Alderton
Rulyapa
This image depicts the salt waters of my mother’s country and my birth place Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story in particular depicts the water channel in between the mainland of Yirrkala and the island of Dhambaliya ( Bremer Island ). This channel of water is called Rawu.
The waters, the currents, the tides, the Miyapunu (turtles), guya (fish) and the Yathiny (jellyfish), all the creatures and elements, including the sea foam, all have their place within the song lines of our people. Across Arnhem Land each clan or family group have their own versions and their own specific designs or minytji, that represents that particular clans traditional lands and waters, both fresh and salt. Across Arnhem traditionally we used cross hatching or line work ( rarrk ). This fine line work is created by using handmade brushes ( marwat – which translate to hair ). Mine is one I’ve made from my son’s, Rhys Dhalukmurru’s hair. Some of my artworks may have the rarrk element within them, they are not always a particular story but the rarrk itself is essentially Yolngu. As a Yolngu woman that is who I am. I also choose to only paint my mother’s clan minytji, Rirratjingu minytji because that is what is within my rights as a Yolngu women. Stepping outside of those boundaries is simply not aloud.
My family have painted, danced, sung, co-exsisted with and protected these same waters and lands for many, many generations. From the begging we are taught to continue and honour this.
Yathiny
This image depicts the salt waters of my mother’s country and my birth place Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story in particular depicts the water channel in between the mainland of Yirrkala and the island of Dhambaliya ( Bremer Island ). This channel of water is called Rawu. The Yathiny ( porpita porpita ), they are floating along the water’s surface.
This is not a “traditional story” as such but Yathiny is also Mum’s youngest sister’s other Yolngu name (Kathy Balngayngu Marika). Although the waters, the currents, the tides, the Miyapunu (turtles), guya (fish) and the Yathiny (Porpita Porpita), all the creatures, all have their place within the song lines of our people. Across Arnhem Land each clan or family group have their own versions and their own specific designs or minytji, that represents that particular clans traditional lands and waters, both fresh and salt. Across Arnhem traditionally we used cross hatching or line work ( rarrk ). This fine line work is created by using handmade brushes ( marwat – which translate to hair ). Mine is one I’ve made from my son’s. Some of my artworks may have the rarrk element within them, they are not always a particular story but the rarrk itself is essentially Yolngu. As a Yolngu woman this is who I am. Whenever there is minytji present within my artwork, I choose to only paint my mother’s clan minytji, Rirratjingu minytji because that is what is within my rights as a Yolngu woman to do. Stepping outside of those boundaries is simply not aloud.
My family have painted, danced, sung, co-exsisted with and protected these same waters and lands for many, many generations & for many more to come. From the beginning we are taught to remember, to continue and to honour this.
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