Anhelengkw (emu) dreaming is the breast body painting depicting the story of the mother emu who runs away and leaves the father emu to look after the eggs until they hatch, he then raises the chicks.
This story is passed down through Maisie’s family and celebrated in dance.
Name: Maisie Petyarre Bundey
Language: Anmatyerr
Community: Ampilatwatja
Biography:
Maisie was one of the original Batik painters of Utopia. Maisie and her sisters Bessie, Kate and Josie are prolific painters who learnt to paint by watching their mother Polly Ngale.
Growing up on Utopia Station, her family worked at the station. Her father was a stockman and worked with horses and cattle. She loved the life and growing up at the cattle station with her family.
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