Natalie Gyyamaua

The painting depicts two Wakewaken (Sugarbag men) from country east of the Mann River. These wakewake (wakewaken) originally lived under a paperbark tree in a creek which has very cold water. This is the same place that Ngalyod (the Rainbow Serpent) sometimes resides. They left their underwater home and moved around the country gathering bush fruit which they placed in their burlbe (dilly bags). Wark, the black crow, became angry that they were stealing his country so cut them in half with a stone axe. They then became mankung or sugarbag, the honey of native bees. They also left their imprint as a rock painting in Mankung Djang (Sugarbag Dreaming) country.