This print shows the Barramundi dreaming, which is associated with the country around the Argyle Diamond Mine on Lissadell Station in Western Australia. A group of women were fishing for Barramundi (dayiwool) in the dreamtime using a net made from a wall of spinifex grass. The Barramundi escaped from them by burrowing through a hill, leaving a large gap that can still be seen today. On her way through she got stuck and lost her scales which turned into the diamonds found in the mine. There is a big mining operation there at the Argyle Diamond Mine. The mine has gotten so big that it has cut the Barramundi dreaming in half. The Gija people have been offended by the extent of the mining operations and several elders predict that a big flood will occur as a result of the damage. In the Print the artist has shown the hills with the Barramundi jumping through the gap. She has also shown the mine works at the site. The hill on the right has been completely mined and the one on the left is still in the process of excavation.
(Description compiled courtesy of Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, 2006)
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