Two Banda (Long Necked Turtle), 2017
$450.00
This story starts with Ngalparr, two stones at Gatjarrkmirri. There is a billabong near there where the Matjika (Darter) stopped on his way from Gapuwiyak to Yathalamara and then on to Nannakerre. Nearby at a crossing called Gamidi there were two long necked turtles. When there is a cyclone they dance. During the wetseason they dance and make the white clay we use on our bodies when we dance. People also use this clay when they are sick, especially for old people and babies. One empty panel in the painting shows Djalwarrawarra but this is sacred. Then you can see the two dogs that were travelling there. With there teeth they made the river. They travelled from Ngaliyindi, to Garindjirr and onto Yilan.
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