- Title: Barramundi Dreaming
- Artist: Katie Cox
- Region: Kimberley
- Art Centre: Warmun Art Centre
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 14 x 19 cm
- Edition Size: 30
- Price ($AUD): $ 440.00
Artwork Story
In the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) three women were chasing Dayiwul the Barramundi. They tried to trap her with spinifex nets. This is a traditional form of fishing where spinifex is rolled in the water forming 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. The place where Dayiwul jumped through the net is a sacred women’s site and is today the site of the Argyle Diamond Mine.
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