This painting shows an area of the artist’s grandmother’s traditional Country in the east Kimberley region of northern Australia. The hill at the top is Goorrdim. The smaller hills represent ant pit country – good bush medicine. The billabongs indicated where the river splits in two is a place called Woorrilbem.
Dimensions: 70 x 120cm / Natural ochre and pigments on canvas
Status: Stock
AŌer the wet season the wild desert flowers come into bloom all over country. The Wild-Flower keep the desert alive.
Dimensions: 61 x 122 cm / Natural Ochres and Pigments on Canvas
Status: Stock
This painƟng shows an area of the arƟst’s grandmother’s tradiƟonal Country in the east Kimberley region of northern Australia. The
hill at the top is Goorrdim. The smaller hills represent ant pit country – good bush medicine. The billabongs indicated where the river
splits in two is a place called Woorrilbem.
Dimensions: 70 x 120cm / Natural ochre and pigments on canvas
Status: Stock
“I was born on Old Ivanhoe StaƟon. However in the 1960s, when I was 9 or 10 years old, they moved us to New Ivanhoe StaƟon, the
bank side of the river. It was our loving home that I’ll never forget.This was before Kununurra was built, there were only Mainroad
camps in those days. They used to dance corroborees and sit on the banks on BuƩon Crossing and watch the roadtrains go past with
bullocks on the truck going to Wyndham meatworks. SomeƟmes, they came past with empty trailers to get bullock from Ivanhoe
StaƟon. I always cried for them, it made me sad. “
Dimensions: 76 x 76 cm / Natural ochre and pigment on canvas
Status: Stock
Bush Meats, Weapons and Tools
The artist is celebrating the knowledge and provision of bush meats, tools, and utensils, given by the Wandjina. With the knowledge was also given the understanding of how to make the tools and utensils, but also the correct seasons to hunt and eat various bush foods. A very large part of this understanding is the knowledge of sustainable hunting. The knowledge of the seasons reflects the type of food available for hunting. For example, the green turtle, the main species hunted in the Northwestern Kimberley. The large adult turtles contain a lot of meat, and nothing is wasted. The eggs are eaten after being boiled in water.
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Koomoodboot (Coolamon Pocket)
Brenda depicts a place called Koomoodboot (Coolamon Pocket) Dreaming – Tungarmin
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The Waterhole, Bush Tucker and Spirits
The Gwion Gwion in this area are happy figures, and almost always appear to be dancing. They provide guidance to the best places form hunting. Hunting for Turtle, Fish and Goanna.
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Bush Tucker
In the waterhole we have bush tucker like fish, bush yam, turtle and goanna.
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Gerany
Brenda interprets the stony Miriwoong Country and the river flats along the Dunham River. “This is stony country. The river flats are full of coloured stones. We call them ‘Gerany’. I learn to paint this Country from my mother.”
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Sugarbag Dreaming
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