Details of Barluwan True Story

Catalog Number : 27853
Size : 90cm x 130cm
Medium : Natural ochre and pigments on canvas
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"This that river that never comes down from Violet Valley, but this the same little bit, same story but this that true story. My old auntie they bin here, they bin get em the little fish and outing his hand in that hole, pulling out all the fish, then that rainbow snake bin lock em, and water bin rising up to her, and drowned her and all the kids bin run back call out like a well, they don't call em that, withc doctor, they used to have them, the Aboriginal law people, they bin come down and get a leaf and rub em like that and throw something in the water they can see blood shoot out and that old lady Anne bin come out and water bin going down, just about one thate drowned em but this is the true story. And he bin go out another little creek, he wanted to come out just at that spot and this one here, he come out. This one here this another part. On top of that hill on Violet Vallery, the old people used to go sitting down waiting for go get all the porcupine. Night time and they cook em there at flat rock. On top. He like a floor. Cooking place for old people getting porcupine.'