Jartuti is a water source located close to Parnngurr Aboriginal Community (otherwise known as Cotton Creek). The site is near to the home of the jangara (cannibal devil), spiritual beings from the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) era.
Name: Julie-Anne Thomas
Language: Manyjilyjarra
Community: Punmu
Biography:
I grew up in Punmu, went to school here. Watching everyone paints makes me interested. I'm a ranger with Kj, My Mum Christine Thomas and my Dad Jason Tinker paint with Martumili. My Grandmother Debra Thomas also paints with Martumili.
Wanti Yuu “Wanti Yuu (Woman Yeah!) is a story of resilience and of women coming together. It is about the strength of the women in our community who put themselves last and take on a Read more…
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where Read more…
Untitled This is Dale’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country, camp). People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the possession of intimate knowledge of the physical and cultural properties of Read more…