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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Churchill Cann, Yurrunul

Churchill Cann Australian, Gija, b. c.1945

Yurrunul
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
80 x 80 cm
787654
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Churchill Cann says, 'That Yurrunul Country, Bull Creek in Yurrunul. That's the old dinner camp, where we used to muster cattle.' Cann points right to the centre of the painting,...
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Churchill Cann says, "That Yurrunul Country, Bull Creek in Yurrunul. That's the old dinner camp, where we used to muster cattle." Cann points right to the centre of the painting, "We had cattle camp right there. No fences, just bush. Right back to Killfoyle, cross the Ord river. Yard up there, Brennan Yard." "Snake (the rainbow serpent) went right through. Doing his business, when he was a man. He got sick and died at Nine Mile. When he died he came back as the snake. He was a special man before he was the snake. Good corroboree. When came back as a snake, making springs, making water all around. He go to the toilet. Thats how the spring got made. His young son bin take over when he died. He go out to the sea". (this happened off the coast near where Darwin is today).
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