This artwork is associated with Milmilngkan
This is a Rainbow Serpent. It is from the place Dilebang. I painted this long ago, when I was young and living at Mumeka. The Rainbow Serpent has a tassel on its head called ‘djirlin’, her fur or hair. In the time of the rains, that’s when the Rainbow Serpents are around. We see them then. They are visible in the rain. Early in the morning, up high, they are there. There are red and green Rainbow Serpents; the red represents her power.
Ngalyod. Ngalkang Dilebang. Ngabimbom kunkare. Njamed, kureh ngahni Mumeka bu young ngahyimeng. Nani djirlinno nanih, djirlin mudno ey, kunmud. Kudjewk bu mandjewk name yinan ngalekke ngalyod en kayo wanjh namekke karrinan. Ka kakbebme mandjewk. Kurenj kaddum kumurrng arrinan kamhdi. Nakkan nawu red one, red and green. Namekke nakkan nawu red one, nakkan njamed, power ngalengarre.
