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Minyma Maalila-ku Ngura – Maalila’s Country

This is a story of a woman named Maalila travelling south to west. She stopped near Kanpi area to look for a place to stay, her ngura (country). She was digging a hole to hide, she was scared of the wati (men). Maalila was with her daughter, they all lived in the underground cave hiding. They went out to gather bush food to take back to the cave. They dig for rabbits, kuka (meat) and they take kuka and mai (food) and they save for later in the cave. They have something to eat.

Story told by Teresa Baker

Categories: Ernabella Arts Inc.

Name: Hazel Rupert

Language: Pitjantjatjara

Community: Pukatja

Biography:

Hazel was born in Alice Springs and grew up in Pukatja community. She has four children and 2024 marks the first free time she’s had to come to the art centre. Hazel’s grandmother was the renown Ernabella artist Nura Rupert. Hazel’s mother, Malpiya Davey, and her sister, Nicole Rupert, are also both artists at Ernabella Arts. Hazel is just beginning to develop her own individual style and technique.

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