JACK’S YARD, BOW RIVER This is Jack’s Yard, Bow River Station. My grandfather has mustered this Country, around these hills. Agoriginal people call this place Dararroo. There is a cave here on Dararroo, in this cave there are cave paintings from the early days. This cave was used by Aboriginal Read more…
JIDINJNGURLIE Mabel paints of the inside of a hill that is filled with nests, these are the black arched shapes seen inside the hill which belongs to a small brown bird, that in our language (Kija) it is known as Jidinjngurlie. With the black boarder line and traditional dots outlining the Read more…
Birnoo Country – Gordon Barney This painting shows Gordon’s country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – the way his father taught him to. He became known as a skilled horsebreaker and buckjumper (rodeo rider). Read more…
ALICE DOWNS WATERHOLE This works depicts a deep waterhole on Alice Downs Country. This is Gordon’s Country, this is where he was born and worked as a stockman when he was a young man. It is situated around an hour south of Warmun, where Gordon now lives. Gordon used to Read more…
Nyaardiny – Terminalia Platyphylla tree In this painting Shirley has painted the flowers and seeds of a tree known as nyaardinji in our traditional language Kija – otherwise known as a Terminalia Platyphylla, this type are seen along creeks and is also a species that has edible gum that taste Read more…
Bow River – A Ray of light My family and I were traveling back from a fishing hole next to Bow River bridge. When we took the road back to community on a late afternoon in dusk, it was heavily cloudy, when a ray light came through the sky.
