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Manparra : Big Boss Man: Seminal men's work from Gija country

Past exhibition
24 September - 2 November 2019
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Churchill Cann, Yiliyarri, 2013

Churchill Cann Australian, Gija, b. c.1945

Yiliyarri, 2013
Natural ochre & pigment on canvas
120 x 90 cm
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This is Snake Dreaming Country. In the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) the snake followed marranji, the dingo, through this country. The snake died along the way and marranji turned into Mullugoo, the...
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This is Snake Dreaming Country. In the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) the snake followed marranji, the dingo, through this country. The snake died along the way and marranji turned into Mullugoo, the fearsome dreaming dog. Churchill used to muster cattle all throughout this hilly country.
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