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File Snake File snake features in this painting at the centre of the freshwater billabong, and is surrounded by other foods, barramundi and magpie goose, which are really good daga.

Porcupine Porcupine is called Jingarma in Yolgnu Mathe, this one is walking to find food, this is a female porcupine. Yolgnu can eat porcupine, they belong to the Dhuwa moiety. This one has found plenty of ants to eat.

Stone Axe Stone axes are highly valued for making spears and cutting implements, they are collected in bathi (dillybag). The dots represent fire sticks.

Saltwater River Yellow represents saltwater for Gumatj clan, black represents freshwater which is muddied, red represents where the salt and freshwaters meet.

Turtle & Waterlily Long neck turtle is swimming in the billabong among the lily flowers.

Pandanus Basket Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…