WARMUN ART

ANT HILL

Argyle Diamond Mine Rehab This painting is about the closure of Aryle mine – the right hand side depicts the devastation caused by the mine site, and the left hand side depicts how we would would like it to be rehabilitated for our future generations. The current rehabilitation project started in Read more…

TRACEY Ramsay DOORLOO – Gorge Yard In this painting, Tracey Ramsey depicts Gorge Yard – a beloved camping and fishing spot for the families at Bow River community. The water at Gorge Yard is abundant with black brim, turtles and crocodiles, making it a good fishing spot. Here, people like Read more…

This is Bow River Country. This area is called Jacks Yard. My Grandfather Timmy Timms (Senior) was droving around here and he discovered this cave with paintings from our old old people. This was their shelter from rain and cold weather. Granddad also found remains of of ash from fire. Read more…

Kilkayi Barramundi Dreaming Three women trying to trap Dayiwul the great barramundi with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where by nyiyirriny (river spinifex) is rolled and placed in the water forming a kind of net. Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped over the barrier they Read more…

Bungle Bungles

Bungle Bungles

Women’s Hunting & Gathering Tools The hunting tools as you see on the painting are the digging stick, the grinding stone, the coolamon and the stone axe. Our ancestors, the old ladies, used to use these to go collecting and gathering bush tucker. They used to use these in the old days Read more…

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