2025 $1 Ngana Nyitting PNC

2025 $1 Ngana Nyitting PNC

Artist Kevin Bynder was born in Boorloo/Perth in 1975 to a Whadjuk-Yued Nyungar
mother and a Widi-Badimia Yamatifather. The title of this stamp issue, Ngana Nitting;
translates as "My Dreaming" in the Yamati(Ngana)and Nyungar (Nittina) languages,
Whadjuk Boodja (Country) is located in the Nyungar Country of Boorloo (Perth).Whadjuk is one of 14 Nyungar tribes of south-west Western Australia. My maternal grandfather was born near the banks of the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River) in a place called Success Hill. This stamp shows parts of Whadjuk Country. The Karak (black cockatoo) can be seen when rain is coming, and the Balga (grass tree) is plentiful around Whadjuk Country. The Balga stump is good for lighting fires; the resin is very flammable and can also be used to hold objects together like tools and weapons. The Nollamarra or Kurulbrang is the kangaroo paw, used as a medicine. The hills are the Kaart-Morda (Darling Range), said to be the body of the Waagy! (the Rainbow Serpent). After she created the land, she lay dormant and resting in the Dreamtime.

Limited Edition: 7,500