Rainbow Serpent Peter Marralwanga

Wattie Karruwarra painting a wandjina spirit

Aboriginal Art by Deaf Tommy Mungatopi

Mawalan Marika Artwork

Aboriginal bark painting of an Echidna by Yirawala

Ngarrbek, the Echidna, is an important species that features in the Yabbadurruwa ceremony. A ceremony performed by Kuninjku people. Yirawala has painted the echidna with sacred decoration to emphasise its ceremonial role.

Kuninjku perform two major regional ceremonies, the Kunabibbi and Yabbadurruwa.. The two ceremonies are a pair whereby different social groups have reciprocal roles to play. The ceremonies articulate themes of Ancestral creation. They maintain the cycle of the seasons, and, in particular, the general fertility brought to the world by the coming of the wet season.

Ngarrbek is a Yirridjdja being and Yirawala, who was Duwa, painted this figure as a ritual manager of the Yabbadurruwa.

There is an important Kuninjku creation story of the battle between Ngarrbek and Ngalmangiyi. Ngarrbek had a young baby of the Kodjok subsection that was eaten by Ngalmangiyi and this precipitated their battle. Ngalmangiyi had many spears and Ngarrbek possessed a grindstone. During their fight Ngalmangiyi threw many spears into the body of Ngarrbek that later transformed into its spines.

Aboriginal art by Birrikidji Gumana

Victorian Era staged photos of Aboriginals with weapon

Aboriginal art by Birrikidji Gumana

Australian Aboriginal artifact

A biconical basket from North Queensland

Garawan Wanambi Yirrkala Bark painting

Aboriginal Sculpture of a Camp Dog carved in Aurukun

Indigenous australian art by Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri

Painting By Australian Aboriginal Artist Yirawala

Aboriginal Gulmari Shields Southern Queensland

Artwork by indigenous Australian Artist peter marralwanga

Vanuatu over-modelled skulls