Peter Marralwanga

Ngalyod, the Rainbow Serpent
(c. 1980)

Essay

Magical transformations: Yawkyawk and Ngalyod become art

Universal Exposition, Paris. Street of Nations, cabinet print PIGNOLET PHOT., Paris (manufacturer) Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with the Aborigine Jamie Ware Robert DOWLING The Fall Christopher Ulutupu Universal Exposition, Paris. Pavilion of the United States, 128. Street of Nations. English façade, cabinet print J. LÉVY & CO, Paris (manufacturer) Anguish August Friedrich Albrecht SCHENCK Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law John Rogers HERBERT Shield Unknown Universal Exposition, Paris. 128. Street of Nations, English facade, stereograph J. LÉVY & CO, Paris (manufacturer) Clouds John CONSTABLE Two old men disputing REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn (A Moorish doorway) Tom ROBERTS Ngura Tali - Sand Dune Country Rene Sundown Rethinking foreign prosody intelligence Brook ANDREW The victory of faith St George HARE Chair Carlo BUGATTI Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night J. M. W. TURNER Ponun - death (to our culture) John Packham Janganpakurlu manu jajirdikirli (Possum and Native Cat) Paddy Japaljarri Sims; Paddy Japaljarri Stewart Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor Eugene von GUÉRARD Ah bolla my babies John Prince Siddon Girl with goats Grace CROWLEY Lady in grey John LONGSTAFF Kandakidj (Antilopine kangaroo) Curly Bardkadubbu Dying storm over the sea west of Australia. Taken by Apollo 11 on way to first lunar landing NASA, Washington, D.C. (manufacturer) Universal Exposition, Paris. 25. Street of Nations, Italian facade, stereograph J. LÉVY & CO, Paris (manufacturer) Traditional hunting David Namirlmirl Mangiru Anwerlarr anganenty (Big yam Dreaming) Emily Kam Kngwarray Tree of knowledge Jan Baljagil Gunjaka Griffiths Ngayarta Kujarra Jakayu Biljabu; Yikartu Bumba; May Chapman; Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman; Doreen Chapman; Linda James; Donna Loxton; Mulyatingki Marney; Reena Rogers; Beatrice Simpson; Ronelle Simpson; Muntararr Rosie Williams The thinker Auguste RODIN