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Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) “Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) area, close to Parnngurr. My ngurra (home Country, camp), my jamu’s (grandfather’s) Country, my father’s daddy, Jakayu [Biljabu’s] daddy and my daddy’s Country. Jakayu been bury Read more…

They came from the Desert (Languages) “This one is like a language thing, like a dialects. Manyjilyjarra, Kartujarra, Warnman and Putijarra people came together in Jigalong. When they was in the desert they all came to Jigalong, different language groups, Read more…

Jaraputarl 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 resources; thus physical elements of Country, such as Read more…

Kiwirrkuru “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 people used to walk, and 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 the wilyki (seed), using the wind to Read more…

Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) “Wantili is my place, where I was born. It’s a place where everyone was living- it’s all of their ngurra (home Country, camp). It’s the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) of that place. All those claypans, a place where Read more…

Emu Tracks to Puntawarri “Emu go to the springs to have a drink of water and then move on to the next one.” – Judith Anya Samson Puntawarri is an important cultural area, as well as the site of a Read more…

They came from the Desert (Languages) “This one is like a language thing, like a dialects. Manyjilyjarra, Kartujarra, Warnman and Putijarra people came together in Jigalong. When they was in the desert they all came to Jigalong, different language groups, Read more…

They came from the Desert (Languages) “This one is like a language thing, like a dialects. Manyjilyjarra, Kartujarra, Warnman and Putijarra people came together in Jigalong. When they was in the desert they all came to Jigalong, different language groups, Read more…