Mamilima Didgerigoo Water Tower Mural

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You have travelled to Gulumerridjin (Larrakia) Country

MAMILIMA, created by Larrakia man Tony (Duwun) Lee, illustrates three significant Larrakia Stories. Tony says “These stories come from Larrakia people. They connect us to the stars, the land and the under-land and are what makes us Larrakia

The Airport Development Group ngarrangarra ludju darranigi respect to the Gulumerrdjin biyilirra and their Darriba Narri gudlagwa, yilanggwa and nimangwa.

Star Creation

An old man put a log on the fire and saw white ants coming out. He pointed it up to the sky and blew to get the white ants out. He blew so hard the white ants became filaments, which then became stars. Where he was pointing the didge became a black hole in our galaxies where our stars are formed.

Anthony Duwun Lee

Larrakia, 2022

The Rainbow Serpent

In the beginning when everything was dark and there was only light and sound. The Rainbow Serpent came and created the features of the land. He travelled through this country creating beautiful landscapes such as the Nightcliff Cliffs and the Darwin Harbour. Spiritual beings showed the people how to connect to country through smoking ceremonies. The medicine leaves of the iron bark bush is one of the plants used for this, another is called Lawara.

Anthony Duwun Lee

Larrakia, 2022

Kenbi Kenbi

Kenbi Kenbi is a significant dreaming track. It exists physically both under the ground and under the sea. It moves very slowly and acts like the lymphatic system of the earth. This describes the connection between people, land and the spirit world.

Spiritual and physical beings, such as mermaids, bamboo and dangalaba (crocodile), travel along the dreaming track. Darriba/ Nungalinya (a spiritual being) sits down where the dreaming tracks/water comes up at the surface. Dangalaba’s companion Ngartba Ngartba (a frog) sits down with Nungalinya keeping him company while his wife, the ibis, flies up and down the sand dunes.

Anthony Duwun Lee

Larrakia, 2022

Gurambai Creation

Rapid Creek Creation

Ngartba Ngartba and Redclaw Yabby

Dariba/Nungalinya (a spiritual being) was travelling across the country with his two wives. He came through the Black Jungle and stopped at the rain point near the Marrara swamp. From there he created Gurambai creek on the way to his resting place of the coast of the Dripstone Cliffs.

Where he touched down, lilies spring up and the home of Ngartba Ngartba (a frog) and Redclaw Yabby were created giving life to the creek.

Anthony Duwun Lee

Larrakia, 2022