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kulabbarl (billabong) kulabbarl billabong,swamp Billabong, swamp. Benewam kore kulabbarl. * Kuninjku  ‘I am a freshwater woman from Kakodbebuldi where there is a big billabong. There are too many crocodiles, Komrdaw (long neck turtles), vile snakes and birds like ngalgordaw ( brolga) in the billabong.I like green and bright colours.’  Jocelyn Read more…

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Ngalkunburriyaymi (Mermaid) – Major Work Ngalkunburriyaymi  Kuninjku people call mermaids yawkyawk, but in my language, Kune, we call them Ngalkunburriyaymi (pronounced Ngaal gun borro yay mee). The Ngalkunburriyaymi depicted in my artworks is from a place called Marra-yii (sp?).  There are too many Ngalkunburriyaymi living at this place.  They are always there and have been there Read more…

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Mimih Dancing This is an artwork about a dancing Mimih. It’s based on a song line from Korlobidahdah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle Dennis he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and he was from Korlobidahdah.   

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Bolung and Mimih Dancing Bolung (Rainbow Serpent) is from the sacred country of Dukala- Djarranj. This is the country of Jay’s grandparent and a place of great significance, as Bolung, the Rainbow Serpent, travelled through the landscape. Rock art in the area depicts a rotund Bolung. 

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Bawáliba (Stone Country Mimih) ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall- just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, Read more…

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Dakarra (cockle) Dakarra is the Burrara Gun-nartpa word for a type of cockle shell with prominant scaled ribs and an orange colour. This is part of a diet of shellfish which has been enjoyed by people whose country lies on the saltwater estuaries at the opening of  rivers throughout Arnhem Land. Elizabeth Read more…

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Dakarra (cockle) – Helen Kamniski Dakarra is the Burrara Gun-nartpa word for a type of cockle shell with prominant scaled ribs and an orange colour. This is part of a diet of shellfish which has been enjoyed by people whose country lies on the saltwater estuaries at the opening of  rivers throughout Read more…

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