Collection
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
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Title
Milmingirr/Milmindjarrk - Djan'kawu Sisters waterhole
1983
About
The two Djang'kawu sisters came from the east; they changed their language when they got the Dhamala. They named the people and the places and they became part of the tribe.
This is Milmindjarrk where the waterhole is. This area is called Dhamala. When the two women were travelling those two Sisters, they named the tribes, they changed their language.
I'll show you where they hunted for food. The only firewood came from these trees. When they ate the food they changed their language and tribe. They were walking slowly with their digging sticks. When they put their sticks in the ground they made waterholes, before that there were no waterholes here. When they put their sticks in the ground waterholes rose up.
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Details
Other Titles
Milmingirr/Milmindjarrk - Djanggawo Sisters waterhole Milmingirr/Milmindjarrk - Djanggawull Sisters waterhole Milmingirr/Milmindjarrk - Djanggawul Sisters waterhole
Milmingirr/Milmindjarrk - Djang'kawu Sisters waterhole
Date
1983
Materials used
natural pigments on bark
Dimensions
93.0 x 63.0 cm (irreg.)
Credit
Purchased 1984
Location
Not on display
Accession number
132.1984


Place
Where the work was made
Ramingining
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
The Dreamers (2009-10), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 09 May 2009–15 Aug 2010