Beyula Kalinykalinypa Tjukurrpa Beyula is telling the story of the Kalinykalinypa or desert grevillea flower, a favourite bush food for Anangu people and quite a delicacy. Kalinykalinypa grows in the sandy soils on the plains. The beautiful orange coloured flowers are picked early in the morning and placed in a Read more…
Country Ths is an elder passing on stories on my country, Yilba North Queensland. As you can see all the animals are on country and the main river system running through, the Burdikin River, and meeting places are symbolised.
puuni Kapi Tjukurrpa This painting tells a Kapi Tjukurrpa (water dreaming) story of Wantupunyu. Wantupunyu is Punni’s grandfather’s Country and the site is to the north of Papunya and west of the sacred mountain Karinyarra. Punni leant to paint this story from her Mother’s paintings, Isobel Gorey Nambajimba, who is Read more…
Maureen Poulson Kapi Tjukurrpa – Kalipinypa The painting depicts designs associated with Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa, a site northwest of Kintore. The tjukurrpa tells of an important rain making ceremony to invoke the elements. It is a powerful storm bringing on the lightning, thunderclouds and rain sending its Read more…
Keanu Nelson – Yalka Tjukurrpa (bush onion dreaming)
Punata Stockman- Yala (Sweet Potato) In this painting Punata has painted the bush food Yala (Sweet Potato) that is found in the sand dunes near her country Mt Denison. Her father Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri also painted the country around Mt Denison. Women dig for for the sweet potato in the sand Read more…
