2 AM 1153/03
Thompson Yulidjirri Yingana (Earth Mother) 2002
Natural ochres on Arches paper 1520 x 510mm SOLD
Yingana is the ancestor whose journey resulted in the creation of the binninj or Aboriginal people. Yingana emerged from the
Arafura sea and journeyed inland. She had a large stomach containing many children. She wore a headband in which many
dilly bags full of yams were suspended. She met a spirit man called Wurragag who came from the sea from the west. After
they parted she left spirit children there. Yingana travelled to Coopers Creek then to the Alligator Rivers. As she travelled
she left spirit children and instructed them to speak a specific language. She planted yams and told the spirit children they
were good to eat. She is depicted in this painting moving across the land from east to west.