Aboriginal Sculpture of a Camp Dog carved in Aurukun
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Arnhem land Rock Art Australia
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Rainbow Serpent Peter Marralwanga
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Wattie Karruwarra painting a wandjina spirit
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Aboriginal Art by Deaf Tommy Mungatopi
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Aboriginal bark painting of an Echidna by Yirawala
Ngarrbek, the Echidna, is an important species that features in the Yabbadurruwa ceremony. A ceremony performed by Kuninjku people. Yirawala has painted the echidna with sacred decoration to emphasise its ceremonial role.
Kuninjku perform two major regional ceremonies, the Kunabibbi and Yabbadurruwa.. The two ceremonies are a pair whereby different social groups have reciprocal roles to play. The ceremonies articulate themes of Ancestral creation. They maintain the cycle of the seasons, and, in particular, the general fertility brought to the world by the coming of the wet season.
Ngarrbek is a Yirridjdja being and Yirawala, who was Duwa, painted this figure as a ritual manager of the Yabbadurruwa.
There is an important Kuninjku creation story of the battle between Ngarrbek and Ngalmangiyi. Ngarrbek had a young baby of the Kodjok subsection that was eaten by Ngalmangiyi and this precipitated their battle. Ngalmangiyi had many spears and Ngarrbek possessed a grindstone. During their fight Ngalmangiyi threw many spears into the body of Ngarrbek that later transformed into its spines.
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Aboriginal art by Birrikidji Gumana
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Victorian Era staged photos of Aboriginals with weapon
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Aboriginal art by Birrikidji Gumana
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Australian Aboriginal artifact
A biconical basket from North Queensland
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Garawan Wanambi Yirrkala Bark painting
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Aboriginal Sculpture of a Camp Dog carved in Aurukun
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Indigenous australian art by Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri
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Painting By Australian Aboriginal Artist Yirawala
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Aboriginal Gulmari Shields Southern Queensland
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