WARMUN ART

PALANY ‘This painting is about an old lady called Palany. Palany was an old wise woman, but she also was a mean old woman. She would walk from country to country looking for younger men. Palany started walking from Jigalong, making her way up north, following the Canning Stock Route. Read more…

MY GRANDMOTHERS ‘Betty’s birthplace near Texas homestead. Winnie birthplace in Kilarney hills,’ Roberta Daylight says. Winnie Budbarria is Roberta Daylight’s grandmother, her birthplace is represented at the bottom of the canvas. Betty Carrington is Budbarria’s sister making her Daylight’s grandmother in Gija kinship. Carrington’s birthplace is represented above.

BIG JUMULUNY/ BOAB TREE This is the boab tree was in telegraph creek. But now the tree is in perth. It had a long journey far away from home.

NGARRANGKARNI BOAB TREE ‘That’s that Ngarrangkarni [Dreamtime] boab tree.’

NGARRGOOROON COUNTRY This is a painting of Dougie’s traditional country, where he was born, where he was raised and where he worked as a young man. The country is called Ngarrgooroon and it lies east of Warmun.  

Jun Jungie Gorge White name (Folk Creek), Black name Jun Jungie Gorge with two hills on both sides and water in the middle.

WINUBA – EVELYN MALGIL ‘This is my family place. Hot water spring and cold water spring. That big hill on the background is my family place. That water live all year ’round. That little sand frog, it live for a long time.’ This place is the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) site for Read more…

WINUBA – EVELYN MALGIL ‘This is my family place. Hot water spring and cold water spring. That big hill on the background is my family place. That water live all year ’round. That little sand frog, it live for a long time.’ This place is the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) site for Read more…