This painting depicts Waak Waak (Crow) which is an element of the Badurru (Milky Way) storyline and songline for the Durrurrnga people. The Badurru dhawu (story) is of a Waak Waak (crow) and cat travelling through the Milky Way and how all the different clans traded ngatha (food) and ngambi (spear tips) with one another under the Badurru.
Name: Cecilia Bambarrawuy
Language: Liyagalawumirr
Biography:
Cecilia is an early career artist who enjoys painting along side her husband Andrew Wanamilil Malibirr.
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