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c. 1949
Language Group:Kuninjku
Country:West Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Medium:Ochre Pigments with PVC fixative on Stringybark (Eucalyptus Tetradonta), Wood Carving, Stringbag, Dilly bag, Coiled Basket
Subjects:Yawkyawk (Young Woman Spirit), Mimi Spirit, Ngalyod (Female Rainbow Serpent)
Lulu Laradjbi, born in 1949, is a renowned senior bark paint artist. She was the partner of the celebrated bark painter Mick Kubarkku, whose waterhole djang she frequently incorporates into her work.
Known as Ngalyod in the Kuninjku language of western-central Arnhem Land, the Rainbow Serpent is mostly associated with the bodies of water such as billabongs, creeks, rivers and waterfalls, where she resides. Therefore she is responsible for the production of most water plants such as water lilies, water vines, algae and palms that grow near water. The roar of waterfalls in the escarpment country is said to be her voice and the large holes in stony banks of rivers and cliff faces are her tracks.
