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Click to enlarge1927 – 2011
- Region
- Kimberley
- Community
- Baluwa (Violet Valley)
- Language group
- Gija (Kija, Gidja, Kitja)
Gallowryn, 2002
natural earth pigments on canvas
100 x 140 cm
$8,000
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- Provenance
- Warmun Art Centre, Kununurra, WA, Cat no. WAC144/02
- Artwork story
- Gallowryn is located on Madigan's husband Sandy Thomas’ maternal grandfather’s family’s Gilbunj Country at Violet Valley. It is not far from Wingoorun Country and the big spring that has permanent water. 'This painting shows the rock wallaby sticking out from that one hill,' Madigan says. 'He comes out and sits in the sun on the rocky ledge and wags his tail. The old people used to say, "Let's go out hunting." So, they would often chase the rock wallabies into cave area and then smoke them out and stay at the cave entrance and bang them when they came out.' Both men and women used to go hunting for rock wallaby. This place is a special hunting place for aunties of Madigan's husband, Sandy Thomas. It is a special place and needs to be protected.