“All the Minyma (Women) used to stay here, they made a camp here. From here they go hunting and come back. They was staying here forever”.
– Sharon Porter
Name: Sharon Porter
Language: Ngaanyatjarra
Community: Tjukurla
Biography:
I like to paint my grandmothers country around Kiwirrakurra. I was painting for a long time in Tjukurla WA.
Kurta-Kurta (Camel Rock) “This is daddy’s ngurra (home Country, camp), mummy’s ngurra.” – Bugai Whyoulter, Cyril Whyoulter’s grandmother Kurta-kurta is a claypan and soak located north of Parnngurr Aboriginal community, and at the heart of the Read more…
Wirlarra (Wilarra) Wirlarra, the site depicted in this painting, lies on the eastern edge of a large salt lake, Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), near Punmu Aboriginal community. A distinctive group of small salt water pools are Read more…
Yalta “This is my grandmother’s and mother’s Country, Yalta. It’s very close to Kunawarritji side. I’ve never been there. That was where my mother was born during the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) times. All the Read more…