Rover Thomas (Joolama) (c.1926 - 1998)

ROAD NEAR TURKEY CREEK, 1993

natural earth pigments with synthetic binder on canvas

80.0 x 100.0 cm

inscribed verso: size and Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. AP3766 and S-4263

Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra
Private collection, Melbourne

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts which states: 'This painting goes with one of the verses of the Goorirr-goorirr (Guirr Guirr) coroboree dreamed by Rover when the mother of a man from Doon-Doon was killed in a car accident on the road near Turkey Creek. The woman who died belonged to the Worla tribe. The painting shows the road and country where she was killed. The song for the painting goes: kalimbiwarayi ngoodoo-ngoodoowayi, nyimba yilimbirri.'