CROCODILE CREATION (MIRRINDI)

STORY: A tribute to the survivial of the crocodile and its ability to withstand the test of time. To inherit the crocodile spirit is to be fierce in strength.  With few natural enemies, the crocodile is free to swim its chosen waterways where it deserves to be respected and feared.  This is a fertility painting.


The two crocodiles are females with their eggs, which they laid on opposite sides of the riverbank

The dark brown and black represents the silt and mud of the river

The 6 large circles in the middle of the waterway (3 in the upper left and 3 in the lower right) represents the water spirits that watch over the crocodile and their young

The 3 symbols that surround each crocodile are totemic representations as it relates to the story above

The 2 three-pointed yellow symbols along with the large circle in the centre represent fertility