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Birthdate: ca. 1933 Five Mile, near Moola Boola Station
Language Group: Gija
Mabel Juli was born at Five Mile, south of Warmun and was brought as a baby to Springvale Farm, the land of her mother, where as a child she began working. Later she worked at the stations of Bedford Downs and Bow River. Today she is one of the oldest artists in the community of Warmun and very active in preserving the Aboriginal culture; at religious ceremonies she takes important part as singer and dancer. In the 1980s she began, at the same time as Queenie McKenzie and Madigan Thomas and after studying Rover Thomas at his artwork, to paint. She works in natural pigments on canvas and chooses motifs based on the stories (Ngarrangkarni) of her country (Darrajayn).
Paintings
(No. 169) (Sold)Darrajayn (Springvale Farm), 1999
Natural pigments on canvas, 100 x 140 cm
At the centre of the painting is a waterhole called Mowrungarrin (shown as a circle of yellow dots). Diamonds have been discovered here. The waterhole is surrounded by hills; the red hill is called Dairelingin. The blue areas are balalin, large flat rocks also known as "blood rocks". The striped hills to the left are the Karrngin Ngarrangkarni (Moon Dreaming). The hill on the right is Karrngin, the moon, and to his left is Dowunn, the Black Headed Snake, his mother-in-law. In the Ngarrangkarni, Karrngin came back from hunting kangaroo and saw a girl sitting with her mother. She was very beautiful with long black hair and he fell in love with her instantly. This girl was Dowunn. The people asked him whom he wanted for his wife. He told them he loved that girl, but they said: "No, she´s your mother-in-law!" They asked him again whom he wished to marry, pointing to some suitable young women. Once again Karrngin pointed to Dowunn. He was banished by the people as it was taboo for mother-in-law and son-in-law to marry. Angrily Karrngin climbed a hill and rose into the sky. As he left he told the people that they would all die, but that he would come back to life every month.
(No. 189)Dairelingin, 1999
Natural pigments on canvas, 100 x 140 cm
At the top of the painting there are large rocky hills which are called Dairelingin. Dairelingin lies on the road to Bedford Downs Station, right near the Springvale Station Homestead. At the centre of the painting there is a gowarlin (small hill) where diamonds have been discovered. Springvale is Mabel Juli´s country.
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