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Kurtal Country “This place in the desert. It’s all my country. My father took me all around there when I was a young boy.”
Kurtal Country “This place in the desert. It’s all my country. My father took me all around there when I was a young boy.”
Pinti Lake “This is Jilji (sandhills) and Pinti Lake with grass, pretty flowers and trees. This place is near Yakanarra”.
Naman Waterhole This Naman waterhole up in the hills.The water flow’s from this rock and turns to a creek called (Yabuloo) billabong the river run’s from there down to Cherrabun Creek that my country l use to walk this country many years ago.
Kirriwirri Waterhole’s Kirriwirri waterhole this is from my mother and fathers conutry it’s south from here, way in the desert my families lived here many years ago and live off this land.
Kuri-warti Murtikjarra linjalangu Waterhole’s Kuri-warti jila (top)my mothers and fathers proper country right out in the desert tali (sandhill) country. Murtikujarra jila (middle-known as two knee) and linjalangu jila, .The green represent yuka (grass).
My mother’s country This painting is all about three jumu that way out in the desert my country
Yimirri This jila ngapa (living spring) is right in the middle of a warla (lake), when we come from a long way Jilji (sandhill) side, we look at that jila Yimirri and we can see that water rise up. That snake (ancestral spirit snake) been seen us walking, we sing Read more…
Warnti Japirnka Nyulinyul Waterhole’s These waterholes are right out in my country. The top one is Warnti, Japirnka jila, Nyulnyul jila. My family walked this land looking for food hunting.