Owl Dreaming, 2026

natural earth pigments on plywood

30 x 30 cm; 31.5 x 31.5 cm frame

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Provenance: Direct from the artist, Warmun, WA
Artwork story: Peter Thomas was born in 1975 in Wyndham and grew up on Gija Country. As a child, the old people took him out bush to learn language, Dreaming stories, songs and dance. Today he is a cultural leader, committed to passing on what was entrusted to him. Owl Dreaming is Peter’s tribute to the late Hector Jandany, a respected Gija artist and cultural leader from Warmun, and to Hector’s well-known Dumbun (Owl) Dreaming story. The story is set at Goonawayinji (Pocket Springs) in Ngarrgooroon, Hector’s traditional country. In it, two owls sit within a cave and watch as two young boys steal food from Boodarril, the Lizard. The story carries a lesson about right behaviour: be kind to animals and listen to your Elders.

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b. 1975

natural earth pigments on plywood

30 x 30 cm; 31.5 x 31.5 cm frame

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Provenance: Direct from the artist, Warmun, WA
Artwork story: Peter Thomas was born in 1975 in Wyndham and grew up on Gija Country. As a child, the old people took him out bush to learn language, Dreaming stories, songs and dance. Today he is a cultural leader, committed to passing on what was entrusted to him. Owl Dreaming is Peter’s tribute to the late Hector Jandany, a respected Gija artist and cultural leader from Warmun, and to Hector’s well-known Dumbun (Owl) Dreaming story. The story is set at Goonawayinji (Pocket Springs) in Ngarrgooroon, Hector’s traditional country. In it, two owls sit within a cave and watch as two young boys steal food from Boodarril, the Lizard. The story carries a lesson about right behaviour: be kind to animals and listen to your Elders.