Details of Yunurr

Catalog Number : 27844
Size : 140cm x 100cm
Medium : Natural ochre and pigments on canvas
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Yunurr (also known as Spring Creek) is Patrick Mung MUng's country, and he refers to it as his daam (home). Mung Mung was born at Yunurr and later moved to Texas Downs Station where he grew up. Yunurr lies on the Ord River, across from Texas Downs Station in the East Kimberley. During his youth while mustering cattle to Kilfoyle Yard in Texas Station, Mung Mung would cross the Ord River to visit the SPring Creek mob. Mung MUng describes this country as yawuwal yawuwal country (black soil country), recounting the large black rocks called jewidirrin. Mung mung also tells of a spring around which he and others would hunt. mung mung tells that in this country there are a lot of marrmukji (chicken hawks). These hawks act as a messenger warning other animals of your presence. With great animation Mung Mung recalls: " When you hear their call you know that you will not catch any fish or kangaroos, because the marrmukji have warned the fishes and the animals that you are coming. You could sit from morning till night and still nothing comes".