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Status: Stock Ocean Dreaming In the beginning, the Great Spirit of the Sea created the vast and endless ocean, a place of beauty and mystery. She painted the waters with her brush of foam and painted the sky with her Read more…

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Freshwater-Saltwater Freshwater-saltwater story. Bradley has painted his country at sunset. The sun is depicted at the top centre of the painting separating the saltwater side at the left, and the freshwater side on the right. A track runs from the Read more…

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Naku (canoe) This painting depicts naku (canoes) that were made traditionally from the bark of a particular tree and used for hunting. In this painting, the Yolngu men hunting for gumang (magpie geese) eggs. 

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Ngambi (limestone spearheads) This painting illustrates elements from the Wagilag Sisters’ Creation story.  Ngambi are the stone spear heads that the sisters collected at Ngilipitji on their way to Mirarrmina. The Wagilag Sisters’ Story is primarily an account of how Read more…

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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 Read more…

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Warrnyu Dhawu (Flying Fox Story) Back in the Creation time, Warrnyu (Flying Foxes) once lived, like men, in the cave at the place called Kurrki Warrnyu Yirri Djaringal (they also lived in caves called Wadatilmurr & Gurngurmirrngu). Warrnyu lived in Read more…

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Swaying tracks In the middle I have a meeting place and kangaroo tracks, a river flowing on each end. This skateboard deck was created by the artist during the Deadly Decks workshops in early 2023.

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Four tracks The four tracks represent being born, Primary School and then High School and the red one means now. This skateboard deck was created by the artist during the Deadly Decks workshops in early 2023.

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