- Title: Dayiwul Ngarranggarni-2011
- Artist: Lena Nyadbi
- Region: Kimberley
- Art Centre: Warmun Art Centre
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 24.5 x 37cm
- Edition Size: 50
- Price ($AUD): $ 1320.00
Artwork Story
In the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) three women were chasing Dayiwul (the barramundi). They tried to trap her with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where ngirriny (river spinifex) is rolled in the water to form a net. However, Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped through the net. When she landed she turned into a range of hills, today called Pitt Range (shown in this painting). The women gave up and walked to a place called Gawinji (Cattle Creek) where they turned into rocks. This is the principal Dreaming for Nyadbi’s country, Thildawun (Lissadell Station).
© Warmun Art Centre 2011