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MARK NODEA
Tumurruny – Texas CountryWAC 914/01
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canvas
Tumurruny – Texas Country | WAC 914/01
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canva…
120 x 90cm | 47.24 x 35.43in
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Mark Nodea says:
‘Tumurruny is an important hill in Texas Downs country, East of Warmun Community. Long time ago, my family people were living in Texas Downs Station country.
One of the men was out hunting one day and he speared a kangaroo in the lower part of the body; it didn’t kill the kangaroo but it hopped away leaving a trail of blood. The hunter followed the blood trail and found that the kangaroo had hopped to the hill Tumurrny and into the cave in the hill. The hunter followed the kangaroo into the cave, but never came out. The Kija people of Texas were starting to worry about the hunter because it was getting dark. Later in the evening, the people saw a large star going across the sky, like a big falling star. Then Tumurruny made a loud bang sound to let its’ people know that the hunter had come near it. The tribe knew that the man was stuck inside the hill.
As for today, the Tumurruny would let tribes know if a relation had passed away, by making a big bang noise. Tumurruny is a very important hill.’
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