Hidden Caves and the big handprints in Bungle Bungles by Troy Drill In the hidden caves on my family’s country, there my ancestors’ handprints. and right there in the centre of the cave there is also one giant handprints on the cave walls. The handprints bigger than my own. The Read more…
Goorra-goorran Country- Special Water “Goorra-goorran Country is my grandfather’s Country – Sandy Thomas. This painting represents a special waterhole way out there; the bright section in the middle is special healing water. “In the early days you would go and drink it when you’re feeling sick or sore. The animals could be healed Read more…
Joomooloony (Boab tree) Joomooloony (he Kimberley Boab tree), through all the different seasons and colours. Some of the Boabs are burnt, some with nuts and some green and dry.
Bow River Country, Kathy Ramsay This is Bow River County. My family has a strong history of this place. My grandfather Timmy Timms (Snr) named the dams here redrock damn, and the redrock itself called redrock and the damn near the hill is called marringarnji dam, meaning where dingos come Read more…
BUNGLE BUNGLES These are the hidden caves at the Bungles Bungles national park.
Yarralalil (cave dwelling spirit woman) by Mabel Juli My country, Springvale.That Yarralalil lives in the cave and she is a cheeky woman.When she has husband around, don’t go near the man.She is jealous for her husband. Moongoorr means jealous. She is jealous of him (does not let him look at Read more…
Springvale “Well this one you know, our land, well before, no Gardiya (whitefella) was coming before… so I drew this one, like our ancestors from the Ngarrangarni (dreamtime), they lived in the cave, that’s their home, from long time before. And this now (the rest of the painting), this is Read more…
Warlawoon& Bow River Country – Kathy Ramsay This painting represents two countries – Kathy’s dad’s country, Warlawoon, and her country where she grew up, Bow River. One half is about the Warlawoon Country my dad Rammie Ramsay country my beautiful old artist dad who left his memory with me to Read more…
Juwari- The Devil Spirit – by Peter Thomas The Juwari is the Devil Spirit. He is the power, force and spirit of creation iitself, and everything within it and within us He is the creation of country and the land, of the weather & seasons, of all the elements. He Read more…