BIRNOO COUNTRY – GORDON BARNEY Gordon has depicted his country known as Alice Downs Station – this was where he was born and had mustered cattle throughout his younger years as a young man. This is also Gordon’s mother’s country.
Blowfly Ngarranggarni – Kathy Ramsay Back in the early days my mum and dad went up to this hill to look for Porcupine we call it (Bargabul) black name they found one on top of this hill it was in a small hole they tried so hard to dig it Read more…
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 Read more…
Warramarn Ngarranggarni ‘The white spot in the painting is the Warrananj, the Eagle, the owner of Gija land Warrmarn. The Eagle Dreaming is located in the centre of Guwalunj, the hill overlooking old Warrmarn (Turkey Creek). Gawalalaj is that long hill that forms part of Guwalunj but it is bunched Read more…
Garnkiny & Black headed snake – Eileen Bray “This is that Garnkiny (moon) and Nambin skin story” This story takes place back in the ngarnankarni (dream-time). There once were three female known to be of Nyawanna skin, all who were the rightful skin to Nambin (black-headed snake) But it is told that the snake Read more…
THIRRINGGENJI – The Owlet Nightjar Dreaming at Tickelara – Thirringgenji Thirringgenji Owlet nightjar Gaboowa? What now? Berrema-noo Adam thirringgenji. This is the home of the owlet nightjar. Nginya This here. Nginy jarliji-gany, jarred – ngarri nginini “Gayi daambi – ngoongoo?” This friend of his when he said, “Where is your Read more…
warlawoon country – Kathy Ramsey Within this artwork Kathy has described a place known as Warlawoon – it is located between two stations, these are known to be Bedford Downs and Tableland St. This was where Kathy’s father and renowned artist and elder Rammey Ramsey had grown up. Although Read more…
HOLIDAY CAMP – LORRAINE DAYLIGHT Lorraine Daylight has painted her father’s country. Daylight’s father is senior Warmun artist Gordon Barney. ‘Holiday camp,’ Gordon Barney says. ‘Walkabout every holiday catching kangaroo, porcupine, goanna – all sorts.’ Barney worked as a stockman on Alice Downs station as a young man. In the Read more…
Nylalindi. In this painting Bobby depicts the vastness of Gurwliny (Arafura Wetlands) in North East Arnhem Land and in particular his homeland of Nylalindi. These are the second biggest wetlands in the world, Florida has the biggest, and in this painting Bobby is showing the colours of the dry season Read more…
Bungarrata The Gija message stick(Bungarrata) was sent around to all the Gija places where all the Gija people were living. When the Bungarrata reached Gija people, it was handed over to the senior elder of those individual tribal Gija groups. The Bungarrata was marked by a senior elder holder of Read more…