Ngarinjin/Wanjina Spirit man The Wanjina is a creator of country. The snake represents people causing trouble, for example man killing man, so snake comes to deal with them. The Wanjina is a spirit man there were three kind of them that came from three different tribes from top part of Read more…
Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story) Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and when Baru didn’t have enough to eat he began to Read more…
Spider, Bats & Tree This painting depicts a small component of a longer Yirritja moiety songline. This has been painted on the traditional medium of dried and flattened stringybark. This bark is held in place by two plum tree sticks which helps the painting remain flat as humidity levels change. These sticks are Read more…
Golden Tree Snake This carving shows a golden tree snake climbing a small branch. Golden tree snakes often can be found in pandanus surprising ladies who gather this for weaving! Carved using a collection of hand tools along with a modern grinder. Painted using acrylic paint.
Mukuy This carving shows a Mukuy from Solomans country. Soloman tells the story that when you catch fish you shouldn’t take too much… “give half back”. Mukuys travel around at night and if you have taken too much they will go hungry and cause mischief for you. By giving half Read more…
Long Neck Turtle – Nyangura Nyangura the Long-Neck Tortoise is Yirritja. The two sacred ancestral Nyangura are found at a place called Djirringi in north-central Arnhem Lane on Ganalbingu land. The tracks left by the two ancestral totemic Nyangura, as they crawled over the land at Djirringi, is a sacred Read more…
Garn’giny Ngarranggarni – Mabel Juli Well this the dreamtime story about Wardal and Garn’giny (star and moon). That’s what my mother and dad told me about that Dreamtime thing. “Garn’giny ngelmang roord-ngarri nginji. The moon sits in the east. Wardal dal gerloorr ngarrgalen. The star sits on top of the Read more…
Birnoo Country I painted this painting in the style of my father, Mr Gordon Barney. It is slightly different but the story remains the same. This is his country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – Read more…
Rockhole la Birnoowoon Country – Gordon Barney I was inspire to paint this picture by my father, Gordon Barney. He paints the same picture and this is his story…. This Rock hole is la Birnoowoon Country, we use this rock hole for fishing we catchem moot moot there thats the Read more…