This country is called Karlungkutji (Norton Bore). It lies approximately 30km south of Warmun. Norton Bore is senior Warmun artist Shirley Purdie’s country, where Gabriel Nodea currently lives.
Purdie is Nodea’s ’mum cousin’. Gabriel explains, ’This is a rock at Norton Bore; it is domed on the top. When you rub it, it brings kangaroos.’ The kangaroo depicted in the centre of this work has been painted with the blood of a kangaroo.
This painting is from a series of nine paintings Nodea’s created in response to a dream he had. This is number four in the series and is called ‘Warraman Warraninj – Turkey Creek Eagle Dreaming’. It is a Ngarrangkarni site close to Warmun Community.
This print is from a series of nine paintings Gabriel Nodea created in response to a dream he had.
This is No 4 in the series and is called ’Warrman Warraninj - Turkey Creek Eagle Dreaming’.
It is a Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) site close to Warmun Community.