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Rover Thomas Joolama - Pompey's Pillar, 1995

Sold for A$30,000 at Cooee Art on Mar 5, 2024.

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Pompey's Pillar lies close by the Warmun community at Turkey Creek and is a prominent landmark along the road to Kununurra. This is the home of the legendary Bat (Pangkalji) and Blue-tongued Lizard (Lumuku) who are mentioned in the verses of the Krill Krill ceremony that was devised by the artist. After killing a crocodile at a spring at Mt. Evelyn the little fruit bat hid in a cave to elude his pursuers and sought refuge at Pompey's Pillar. Rover Thomas’ style is unique in the way that he simultaneously represents aerial and lateral perspectives on landscape. These two viewpoints enable the observer to see the country as one entity.

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