Sacred waterhole

Mick Magani was born in 1920  (deceased 1984 )

A significant Mildjingi ceremonial leader, Mick Magani created an array of small bark paintings and carvings depicting a variety of ancestral figures and animals during his time living in Milingimbi, Maningrida and later at the place of his birth, Gatji Creek.
This painting depicts part of the Wagilag Sister myth cycle.  This myth is associated with the concept of fertility, and the increase of all natural creatures, the changing seasons and all the phenomena which are essential for the well being of people.  The waterhole a common theme in Magani’s work, is a sacred place belonging to his mother’s group.  The goannas shown in the painting are about to dive into it. Also shown is the sacred python , caterpillars and totemic birds. The application of rarrk or cross hatching , identifies the metaphysical relationships between the painted animals and the landscape.

His work is held in many major institutional collections.