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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ben Ward, Pigeon Dreaming, 2019

Ben Ward Australian, Miriwoong, b. 1949

Pigeon Dreaming, 2019
Natural Pigment on Canvas
45 x 45 cm
841269
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Goorloordoordoog - the peace pigeon created this Country by scratching out the ground with his feet in the Dreamtime. The central design represents a freshwater spring that the pigeon hid...
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Goorloordoordoog - the peace pigeon created this Country by scratching out the ground with his feet in the Dreamtime. The central design represents a freshwater spring that the pigeon hid underground which now runs to the Dunham River. A long time ago this place may have been a desert. The old people had to dig for water and used to walk across the country with water in their mouths swallowing a litte bit at a time to save their thirst before finding the next place to dig for water. This spring is a dreaming place and should be protected but it has been destroyed by pastoralists who have allowed cattle to roam all over it.
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