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![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LENA NYADBI of Warmun Artists. The title is Kangaroo Rock, Bow River. [WAC025/02] (Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canvas)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/k/kangaroo-rock-bow-river-5711-LARGE.jpg)
WAC025/02
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canvas
Kangaroo Rock, Bow River | WAC025/02
Natural Ochre and Pigments on Canva…
60 x 80cm | 23.62 x 31.5in
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In the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) a man went hunting with his two dogs. The dogs chased after a kangaroo and disappeared. The man turned into a rock and can still be seen high on a hill above Bow River. Both the dogs and kangaroo also turned into rocks.
This painting is of the kangaroo, which is a rock standing up in the middle of Bow River, north of Warmun. The white dots in the centre represent the white chest of the kangaroo.
![Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LENA NYADBI of Warmun Artists. The title is Jimbirla Country. [WAC P10-14/50] (Etching - Edition of 50)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/j/jimbirla-country-2084.jpg)
WAC P10-14/50
Etching - Edition of 50
Jimbirla Country | WAC P10-14/50
Etching - Edition of 50
50 x 60cm | 19.69 x 23.62in
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Jimbirla (spearhead) country is Nyadbi’s father’s traditiona l land. It lies north of Warmun, towards Doon Doon Station. This is sharp, stony country. Gija people used to wrap their feet in paperbark or calico when hunting kangaroos in the hills, to stop the sharp stones from cutting their feet.
Jimbirlam (spearheads) were traditionally made of stone, and later made of glass. Jimbirlam are attached to karlumbuny (spear shafts) using spinifex gum a~d sinew. Nyadbi says that in this country, you can find many different coloured stones that were used to make jimbirlam. In the early days people used to break these stones with a strong stick, to make the spearhead sharp.
Jimbirlam (spearheads) were traditionally made of stone, and later made of glass. Jimbirlam are attached to karlumbuny (spear shafts) using spinifex gum a~d sinew. Nyadbi says that in... Read More
![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)](https://media.redotgallery.com/stockroom/gallery/d/dayiwul-ngarranggarni-1912.jpg)
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).
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