My Country and Me (Ngagenyji Nawiyangeny-nungu Daam - Ngayin)

A Collection of Fine Warmun Aboriginal Art

My Country and Me (Ngagenyji Nawiyangeny-nungu Daam - Ngayin)

A Collection of Fine Warmun Aboriginal Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LENA NYADBI of Warmun Artists. The title is Dayiwul Ngarranggarni. [WACP07/11-1/50] (Etching - Edition of 50) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LENA NYADBI of Warmun Artists. The title is Dayiwul Ngarranggarni. [WACP07/11-1/50] (Etching - Edition of 50)
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LENA NYADBI

Dayiwul Ngarranggarni
WACP07/11-1/50 (2011)
Etching - Edition of 50
 Dayiwul Ngarranggarni | WACP07/11-1/50
Etching - Edition of 50
 24.5 x 37cm | 9.65 x 14.57in
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In the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) three women were chasing Dayiwul (the barramundi). They tried to trap her with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where ngirriny (river spinifex) is rolled in the water to form a net. However, Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped through the net. When she landed she turned into a range of hills, today called Pitt Range (shown in this painting). The women gave up and walked to a place called Gawinji (Cattle Creek) where they turned into rocks. This is the principal Dreaming for Nyadbi’s country, Thildawun (Lissadell Station).

In the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) three women were chasing Dayiwul (the barramundi). They tried to trap her with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where ngirriny (river spinifex) is rolled in the water to form a net. However, Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped through the net. When she landed she turned into a range of hills, today called Pitt Range (shown in this painting). The women gave up and walked to a place called Gawinji (Cattle Creek) where they turned into...