Warridja “This is my country near Kildirk station. Down from Moornboo River between two hills is a place called Warridja. In the Narrangarni there were women having bogey (wash) in the creek water. The women were naked. Some young boys tried to sneak up to them and swim through the Read more…
Beasley Knob In this painting the artist has depicted her traditional country at the WA – NT Border. Peggy has now moved back to this part of her country with her husband Alan, their kids and grand kids.
Traditional Country In this painting Judy has depicted her mother’s country in the Northern Territory. At the top of the painting is Keep River and the Keep River Hills. Below and to the left that is Bucket Spring area and on the right is Police Hole area. On Police Hole Read more…
Bubble Bubble – Dumbaral This artist represents an area of her traditional Country Bubble Bubble community located east of Newry Station in the Kimberley region of Northern Australia. “This is part of my country. I got my name at this place, there is a fresh water spring with water bubbling Read more…
Aru Aru (Rocks) – Mary has depicted the coloured rocks found in the Berkley River country.
Dingo Dreaming This print tells a story of “a large spirit dog”. The dog was passing through my fathers country (Woojarr) and decided to stay for couple of days before following the river (Angillary) up to Katherine where along the way creating country as he passed through. The dog eventually Read more…
Balibaleng Dora Griffiths continues in her father’s tradition by painting Country. In this print Dora depicts Balibaleng Midnight Creek in the Timber Creek area within the N.T. Balibaleng runs from the top left of the print across to the bottom right. The creek running down the bottom right is Saddle Read more…
Wandjina and the Spirits Wandjina was like a God to our people, they believed that he would fill up the river and the water holes and give them food, kangaroos, turtles and other animals. Gwion Gwion figures are found in rock art around Kalumburu. Some are hunters, and some are Read more…
Goodim – Keep River Gorge This artist has depicted her mothers country. This is an area of the artist’s traditional country at Goodim near Keep River National Park close to Kununurra in Western Australia. This is spinifex country. The blue line curving through the painting represents Moonoomoorrem – the Keep Read more…
Status: Stock White Gum Tree The red sap is good medicine to treat skin sores. It is crushed and boiled in water to make it soft, then rubbed on the sore to help with healing. It is also mixed with ochre for painting. The wood is good for fires and Read more…