Name: Mary Larry
Language: Luritja
Community: Kiwirrkurra
Biography:
My grandpa was the one to tell me all the stories of the land, he's from the other side too far, otherside Kiwirrkurra. Right near the boarder of NT there's a rock hole right West of the boarder.
I like Painting doing the rock holes and the big swap near my grandfathers country, lot of bush tuckers there, goanna, blue tongue and bush banana, bush coconut, too much.
Basket Weaving is a skill that has been practiced by Martu for thousands of years in the making of utilitarian and ceremonial items, such as yakapiri (bark sandals) and manguri (head pads for balancing carved carrying Read more…
Jilji “This one near my countryside. It’s kayili (north) of my Country. Big one Jilji. Lots of tuwa (sandhills). My nana mili (denotes ownership) Country, mama mili, daddy mili Country. They walk around there, get kuwiyi (meat). The old people would cook ’em up! This a pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) Read more…
Waterholes This work depicts a waterhole within the artists’ ngurra (home Country, camp), typically represented with circular forms. Waterholes are sites that require maintenance, including digging to increase flow, clearing out surrounding growth, and cleaning Read more…