The Snake Well is in the Piuyl Mountains, near Warburton. It is where four Water snake people emerged from a hole in the ground and headed out in four different directions. This story is linked to the tales of the famous water snake woman, Kuniya, who ends up at Uluru.
Name: Yayimpi Claudia Lewis
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Papulankutja (Blackstone)
Biography:
Yayimpi grew up in Amata with her two sisters and two brothers. Her mother, Wanatjura (deceased) became a well-known artist late in her life painting at Tjala Arts in Amata. Yayimpi started painting before her mother in the late 1990's when Tjala Arts was called Minymaku Arts.
Yayimpi worked at the Amata Primary school as a Teachers Aid and since moving to Blackstone, which is her partner's family home, she works for the Blackstone Primary School as a Teacher's Aid. During the school holidays, Yayimpi likes to travel home to Amata to see her family.
Wati kutjara – The goanna men This is the story of two powerful magicians who came to the Ngaanyatjarra Lands from far away to the west; ‘These two men are always together, always camping together. Read more…
Minyma Tingarri – Angilyiya Tjapiti Mitchell ‘Minyma Tingarri’, is significant tjukurrpa (dreaming) that Angilyiya shares through her artwork. The Tingarri songlines are sacred knowledge held by elders across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands and recognised by different Read more…
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