Kangaroos and Emu’s
This painting is about life out bush and hunting for food. We eat kangaroos and Emu’s when we go out hunting in bush.
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The Seven Sisters – A Dreamtime Story
Pleiades (Kungkarangkalpa) is an important group of stars forming a similar myth across Australia.
They represent a group of young women who are pursued by a hunter from whom they ran and hid, moving across the country as he kept following them. They eventually escaped, flying upward to the sky where they can now be seen in the constellation. In the Matu version of the dreamtime story the Minyipuru began their journey in Roebourne as a big group of sisters and mothers. At various places along the way they lost members of their group until eventually only seven sisters remained. At Kalypa ( Well 23 on the Canning Stock Route ) the Minyipuru met a group of Jukurrpa men; it was the first time that either group had ever seen members of the opposit sex. The men tried to grab the women but the women chased them and beat the men with their digging sticks. At Pangkapini the sisters met Yurla, an old man who had been following them all the way from Roebourne and he snatched one of the sisters until the 6 remaining tricked him and rescued her. At another site to the East he tried to grab 5 of the sisters but again they out-tricked him and they all escaped, eventually making their way into the sky where they remain. Many of the important sites on their journey are wells along the Canning Stock Route.
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Echidna Dreaming
Echidnas, or ‘porcupines’ as they’re known colloquially, are common around the Wiluna region. The artist identifies strongly with them as fellow inhabitants of her traditional desert country. Echidna’s diets include honey ants, as depicted.
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Bush Tucker
The Wiluna region, despite its classification as a Desert is abundant with Bush foods which the Martu people have gathered and lived on for centuries. Bush food can be found on trees and shrubs such as the Kulkula (silky pear or bush banana), Walku or Quondong, Wadja Wadja (a thin green fruit), Djarrun ( a small apple), Bulyu Bulyu (small colourful berries), long bean like seeds and Jargumpa (blackberries). At ground level, foods include the grass seed which is collected and made into damper and Kuntjilli which are yellow and brown berries.Bush food is also found under the ground such as Djalu, a small onion, the Witchetty grub also called the Lunki or Bardi grub, Wadja or Kulyu which is a small bush potato and Honey ants which are also called Wookuta and are ants with large round bodies filled with a sweet tasting substance similar to honey.
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Wildflowers and Dragonflies
This painting depicts the story of fireflies when they are among the wildflowers. Around bush you can see beautiful wildflowers that make our country different. At night when we camp you can see this beautiful fireflies as they fly across to this wildflowers and eat from the sweetness.
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The Last Nomads
The story of Warri and & Yatungka, the last Nomads is that of a true love-story.
The couple ran away together in their youth, much to the disapproval of their elders as they were from different skin groups. They lived a traditional nomadic lifestyle, in the harsh desert environment.
One of the elders Mudjon, pursued them, and on finding them, could see they were alright, so he returned home. At that time, food was plentiful and Warri and Yatungka had two sons who eventually left them, going away in different directions.
Later in life, food became scarce, with a severe extended drought, when they could find little to sustain themselves at the rockholes.
In the 1970’s a small team led by Mudjon went out in search of them, fearing for their welfare.
They successfully located the couple, by now almost starving, and brought them back to Wiluna.
Their life’s journey has been documented in the publication “The Last of the Nomads.”
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Desert Life
The painting depicts the story of desert life. Out in the bush it is very hot and the trees help give us shade. When we’re walking along the trees help us to show us our way home.
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The Seven Sisters – A Dreamtime Story
Pleiades (Kungkarangkalpa) is an important group of stars forming a similar myth across Australia.
They represent a group of young women who are pursued by a hunter from whom they ran and hid, moving across the country as he kept following them. They eventually escaped, flying upward to the sky where they can now be seen in the constellation. In the Matu version of the dreamtime story the Minyipuru began their journey in Roebourne as a big group of sisters and mothers. At various places along the way they lost members of their group until eventually only seven sisters remained. At Kalypa ( Well 23 on the Canning Stock Route ) the Minyipuru met a group of Jukurrpa men; it was the first time that either group had ever seen members of the opposit sex. The men tried to grab the women but the women chased them and beat the men with their digging sticks. At Pangkapini the sisters met Yurla, an old man who had been following them all the way from Roebourne and he snatched one of the sisters until the 6 remaining tricked him and rescued her. At another site to the East he tried to grab 5 of the sisters but again they out-tricked him and they all escaped, eventually making their way into the sky where they remain. Many of the important sites on their journey are wells along the Canning Stock Route.
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Bush Medicine
This story depicts Bush Medicine, our families have for along time used bush medicine to heal our mob when they are un well,This tradition is passed down from our ancestors.we take care of country and our bush medicine. The Elders would take us out as children to learn culture and respect of the land ,we follow the tradition today teaching our children.
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Mimih Dancing & Bolung – Marko Work
This is an artwork about a dancing Mimih. It’s based on a song line from Korlobididah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle Dennis he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and he was from Korlobididah.