Jartuti is a water source located close to Parnngurr Aboriginal Community (otherwise known as Cotton Creek). The site is near to the home of the jangara (cannibal devil), spiritual beings from the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) era.
Name: Julie-Anne Thomas
Language: Manyjilyjarra
Community: Punmu
Biography:
I grew up in Punmu, went to school here. Watching everyone paints makes me interested. I'm a ranger with Kj, My Mum Christine Thomas and my Dad Jason Tinker paint with Martumili. My Grandmother Debra Thomas also paints with Martumili.
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where Read more…
Linyji (Claypan) “This linyji (claypan) story, it’s about when the old people used to be living in the desert, a long, long time ago- thousands of years ago. They used to make a hole in the linyjii for Read more…
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where Read more…