Toy - Quirky Croc - Snake Dreaming fabric

One-of-a-kind crocodile soft toy made from Indigenous Australian fabric

Species - Quirky Croc

Scientific name - Crocotokpa Quirkyas

Status – vulnerable, however breeding is progressing rapidly and there are now over 100 one-of-a-kind Quirky Crocs.

Habitat - often found in toy boxes, behind couches or nibbling crumbs on the floor of the car. Happiest on pillows anywhere in the world.

Temperament - swimming with a Quirky Croc is not recommended, However, unlike their larger counterparts Quirky Crocs do love cuddles.

Each Quirky Croc comes with an information card of the details above.

All new materials.

Approximately 40cm long.

Snake Dreaming Cotton Fabric -

The place depicted in this painting, Ngama, is located south of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. This Dreaming belongs to Nakamarra/Napurrurla women and Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. This story describes the journey of Yarripiri, an ancestral 'warna' (snake). He travelled from Wirnparrku near Mt. Liebig to Yimparlu, and continued its way through the territories of Ngapanangka-jarra, Warlajirryi, Kurnmundu, Yinyirrinyi on to Ngama. Later Yarripiri travelled further north via Mijirlparnta (Mission Creek) and right through to the top end of Australia. Yarripiri was very sad as his family had left him behind at Wirnparrku. He was blind and crippled, but he was determined to follow and search them out. He had to be carried. This was the job undertaken by the 'kurdungurlu'(ceremonial police) of the Dreaming: the Nangala/Nampijinpa women and Jangala/Jampijinpa men. Where Yarripiri's tail slumped and touched the ground creeks were formed, such as Mijirlparnta, west of Yuendumu. Yarripiri tracks and paths are often represented by arc shapes or curved lines depicted across the canvas.

Artist: Sharoline Nampijinpa Frank