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J B Fisher
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Born
1970
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Died
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Title
Djimbi country
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Date of Production
2003
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Medium
ochre, pva fixative, on bark (Eucalyptus tetradonta)
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Dimensions
1630 x 685 mm
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Credit Details
Purchased, Colin Hicks Caldwell Bequest, 2004
J B Fisher
Djimbi country
J B Fisher, who started painting in 1998, is a member of the
Marrungu Clan who are also referred to as the Wurrkigenydjarr,
flower of the stringy bark Eucalyptus tree which signals the onset
of the honey season.
Many of the artist's paintings relate to stories that are
associated with honey and bush tucker. Of the four
types of honey found in Arnhem Land only one, Yarrpany, belongs to
the Dhuwa moiety. This bark painting of Djimbi Country refers
to the travels of the Honey creator ancestors who cut down several
trees including one at Raymingirr that fell into the saltwater of
the bay where it metamorphosed into a rock that can still be seen
today. The chips from another tree felled at Walkumbimirri
not only created waterholes such as that at Djaipididjapin but also
fell into Djimbi creek in which Ngalkandji, the frilled lizard,
created a large circular rock pool called Ngalkandjibimiri when he
went into the ground with a large splinter caught in his
throat.