“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.
Status: Stock Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading assorted designs
Travelling along the road This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era one’s survival depended on their intimate knowledge of the location of Read more…
Kipara (Australian bustard, bush turkey) Kipara (Australian Bustard, bush turkey) are ground-dwelling, large, speckled grey-brown birds found in the plains of the Western Desert and across northern Australia. Kipara fly long distances in the search Read more…