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Larry Bangarr
Dird the Moon Man (The Quoll and the Moon), 2016
ochre and acrylic on arches paper
51 x 76 cm
4791-16
Larry has painted his dreaming, Djabbo dja Dird (The Quoll and the Moon). In the Dreamtime, many animals took the form of humans and wandered around various parts of the...
Larry has painted his dreaming, Djabbo dja Dird (The Quoll and the Moon).
In the Dreamtime, many animals took the form of humans and wandered around various parts of the country. Quoll and Dird were two men, both hunters. Quoll saw how good a hunter Dird was and saw the women and girls watching him. He became so jealous of Dirds success that he challenged Dird to a fight. The fight was vicious and after much struggle, Quoll won. Dird was so ashamed he decided he didn’t want to live on the earth any more. He flew up into the night sky and can still be seen as the man in the moon.
An image of Dird painted in red ochre appears on rock near the outstation Gumarrirnbang, Larry's country in Arnhem Land. At Yikarrakkal, Mann River District in Central Arnhem Land, are the astronomical figures related to clan lands known as Dird Djang or ‘Moon Dreaming’. There is a large round hole in stone said to represent the moon. This area was once an important camp site for ancestors and includes many rock art galleries and mortuary sites.
Bu korroko nawu mayh nakka birribininjni kaluk yerre mayh birriyimerranj.Djabbo dja Dird benebininjni benerey mayh benebuni benemayhmakni.Djabbo binani Dird buni mayh benwoni wanjh nawu daluhdaluk dja yawkyawk birriwurrmangi birrimarnedjareni.Wanjh djabbo kirnminj djareni beneburrimeninj dird.Wanjh beneburrinj kukimuk kunyid wanjh djabbo karrmeng Wanjh dird yemeng yimeng minj ngadjare ngani konda kunred.Wanjh dolkang kaddum wam Bu kukak kayimerran bu kanguklurlme nawu dird wanjh karrinan karriwaralnan bininj kahdi kore dird.Dird dja Djabbo Djang kahdjangdi kore kunred Kumarrirnbang.dja mak kore Yikarrakkal kunred bukka mak kadjangdi nawu dird.
In the Dreamtime, many animals took the form of humans and wandered around various parts of the country. Quoll and Dird were two men, both hunters. Quoll saw how good a hunter Dird was and saw the women and girls watching him. He became so jealous of Dirds success that he challenged Dird to a fight. The fight was vicious and after much struggle, Quoll won. Dird was so ashamed he decided he didn’t want to live on the earth any more. He flew up into the night sky and can still be seen as the man in the moon.
An image of Dird painted in red ochre appears on rock near the outstation Gumarrirnbang, Larry's country in Arnhem Land. At Yikarrakkal, Mann River District in Central Arnhem Land, are the astronomical figures related to clan lands known as Dird Djang or ‘Moon Dreaming’. There is a large round hole in stone said to represent the moon. This area was once an important camp site for ancestors and includes many rock art galleries and mortuary sites.
Bu korroko nawu mayh nakka birribininjni kaluk yerre mayh birriyimerranj.Djabbo dja Dird benebininjni benerey mayh benebuni benemayhmakni.Djabbo binani Dird buni mayh benwoni wanjh nawu daluhdaluk dja yawkyawk birriwurrmangi birrimarnedjareni.Wanjh djabbo kirnminj djareni beneburrimeninj dird.Wanjh beneburrinj kukimuk kunyid wanjh djabbo karrmeng Wanjh dird yemeng yimeng minj ngadjare ngani konda kunred.Wanjh dolkang kaddum wam Bu kukak kayimerran bu kanguklurlme nawu dird wanjh karrinan karriwaralnan bininj kahdi kore dird.Dird dja Djabbo Djang kahdjangdi kore kunred Kumarrirnbang.dja mak kore Yikarrakkal kunred bukka mak kadjangdi nawu dird.