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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Lorraine Namarnyilk, Marebu (Woven Mat), 2023
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Lorraine Namarnyilk, Marebu (Woven Mat), 2023

Lorraine Namarnyilk

Marebu (Woven Mat), 2023
ochre and acrylic on bark
24 x 74 cm
2232-23
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Green: The growing shoot of the pandanus itself ( Pandanus spiralis) boiled with the ashes of pandanus leaves Purple - pink – Windilk ( the seeds of the Haemodorum coccineum...
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Green: The growing shoot of the pandanus itself ( Pandanus spiralis)
boiled with the ashes of pandanus leaves Purple - pink – Windilk ( the seeds of the Haemodorum coccineum plant, related to Kangaroo Paw) Grey - Black – Manbedde (the leaves of the quinine bush, Petalostigma pubescens)
The moon has its own dreaming. This is a Dreaming from
Kumarrirnbang, in the Marrirn clan country. Dird, the Moon Man, has a tame djabbo ( quoll) called Bilbilmen.
People refer to this as "duruk nuye ni" (his dog).

At one point Dird's wife ran away, but Dird sent Bilbilmen to bring her back. His wife is also pictured. He placed himself
(kurmerrinj) as a rock formation at Kumarrirnbang. The shape of this is similar to the way Dird
is painted here. Bilbilmen was also chased and speared, and changed into a
person.

Nawu Marebu nakka nakimuk mat kabirrimarnbun. Daluhdaluk kabirrire kunngobarn (manbelk)
kabirrmang dja kundulk manbu mandjangal kabirrikan kabirrikardmang manbu kunngobarn kahdjabdi manekke kabirrimang
kabirridurrkmang wanjh kabirrikan kured. Kabirriyirrme rowk kabirrimang drum badjdjukkali nawu nakimuk kabirrikinje
mandjurndum dorrengh kabirrikinje yika widilwidil dorrengh.
Wanjh kabirridakurrme kore kurrungbang kadato kabukman Wanjh kabirrimarnbun nawu marebu kunbid bedberre.
Kabirridejdjingmang nayahwurd kabirrihdjale kabirrikimukwon nakimuk marebu kabirrimarnbun.
Nahni djang kayolyoylme kore kubolkmarrirn kunred kabolkngeyo Kumarrirnbang Dird dja Djabbo korroko
benebininjni. dird duruk nuyeni ngeyoy Bilbilmen.
Dird naglbininjkobeng nuye kelelobmeng wanjh munkeweng
duruk nuye bilbilmen.

Dird djangkurrmerrinj kore Kumarrirnbang Bilbilmen mak djangminj kunwarde yimerran
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