Jurliwal to Jawunarreny, 2009

natural earth pigments on canvas

80 x 60 cm

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Provenance: Warmun Arts Centre, WA, Cat. No. WAC550/09
Artwork story: ‘From Foal Creek this one, hill going up. That Jurliwal for Ngarrmaliny [Freddie Timms] country. Top side of Greenvale top side that hill ranges right down to Pelican Hole buwurrugu la my country [north of my country]. Jurliwal country this hill jadjadngarri nginjinde all the way la Jawunarreny [the hills stand up all the way to Jurliwal]. Country for my aunty, other one olgaman [another old woman] close cousin-sister for my Mum mob. And he got a minyjiwarrany tree [bush plum] there now too. We been always fill ‘im up too many bag, oh but road buggered up. [the fruit would fall down onto] flat rock you know and nice and sweet. I still remember for that place. Jiyile [Aboriginal] road there to. This way we always used to come through there too now. Sugarbag country this one Jurliwal. This one la end of it down this way, my big brother’s Aboriginal name for Sugarbag Dreaming, ground sugarbag [he is named after the place for Sugarbag Dreaming]. Them mining mob trying to knock this hill down now, coal I think they been find ‘im. We want to try watch him them gardiya [white people] now.’ The yellow hills at the top are in Jurliwal country, further down is Madigan's family's country called Jawunarreny in Gija.

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b. c.1927 / 1935

natural earth pigments on canvas

80 x 60 cm

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Provenance: Warmun Arts Centre, WA, Cat. No. WAC550/09
Artwork story: ‘From Foal Creek this one, hill going up. That Jurliwal for Ngarrmaliny [Freddie Timms] country. Top side of Greenvale top side that hill ranges right down to Pelican Hole buwurrugu la my country [north of my country]. Jurliwal country this hill jadjadngarri nginjinde all the way la Jawunarreny [the hills stand up all the way to Jurliwal]. Country for my aunty, other one olgaman [another old woman] close cousin-sister for my Mum mob. And he got a minyjiwarrany tree [bush plum] there now too. We been always fill ‘im up too many bag, oh but road buggered up. [the fruit would fall down onto] flat rock you know and nice and sweet. I still remember for that place. Jiyile [Aboriginal] road there to. This way we always used to come through there too now. Sugarbag country this one Jurliwal. This one la end of it down this way, my big brother’s Aboriginal name for Sugarbag Dreaming, ground sugarbag [he is named after the place for Sugarbag Dreaming]. Them mining mob trying to knock this hill down now, coal I think they been find ‘im. We want to try watch him them gardiya [white people] now.’ The yellow hills at the top are in Jurliwal country, further down is Madigan's family's country called Jawunarreny in Gija.