Guḏidi (Common Sandpiper) Sculpture, 2025
$1,240.00
This detailed hand-carved sculpture tells the story of a Dhuwa dreaming belonging to the artist’s Mäḻarra clan whose country includes Murruŋga, Galiwin’ku and Burulpurul, islands to the north-east of Milingimbi. Burulpurul is described as ‘Floating Island’ and is a small sand island located near Murruŋga.
It depicts a group of Guḏiḏi (Common Sandpiper), a small shore bird that walks in the shallow water on the low tide eating shellfish. It is often seen in groups sitting in the mangrove trees, as it is depicted in this work. On the trunk of the tree the white dots represent all the small footsteps of the birds. “They can go up the tree like that”, the artist David Roy explains.
“They have other names too – gäwa, munḏidi, bilgarrgarrl, and luku-warmmanha (when they fly). They fly in groups, with lots of birds flying together all around. Galiwin’ku is their wäŋa (homeland). They also stop at Murruŋga, Burulpurul, and west of those islands – they also stop there. The tree and the bird are in one dreaming, and they have manikay (ceremonial song) too.”
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