Kindy Kemarre Ross – Irrultja is My Country My country is called Irrultja, it’s past the hill and the dried-up creek from here, it’s a nice place, my dad’s country too, and my Mum’s country is here in Ampilatwatja. When Read more…
Women digging for water This painting shows women sitting down together, gathering water and digging for honey ants and bush tucker. The scene reflects the way women would come together on Country — yarning, working, and sharing knowledge as they Read more…
Witchetty grubs Digging for and collecting witchetty grubs. You can eat them raw or cook them, they taste a little bit like egg.
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Penh Artna Rwa (After Bushfire) This is the soakage (place to dig to find water) after the bushfire, made by a lightning strike. It burnt the grass down, then the rain came and the grass grows Read more…
Lilly Kemarre Morton – Antarrengeny, My Country Lilly has painted her country, Antarrengeny. The brightly coloured flowers and small bushes are bush medicine and are still used within the community. Lilly’s landscapes beautifully communicate the rich knowledge she possesses of Read more…
Beverly Pula Luck – Atyenh Amey Amper (My Mother’s Country) Beverly paints her Mother’s country. When Beverly was a child her mother took her all around her country and showed her the bush medicine and bush tucker. The knowledge of the bush Read more…
Jessie Ngwarraye Ross – Atyenh Amper (My Country) Jessie’s landscapes beautifully communicate the rich knowledge she possesses of medicinal plants and country, the heart of her culture. Jessie’s has painted her country, Ampilatwatja. The brightly coloured flowers and small bushes Read more…
Rosemary Ngwarraye Turner – My Landscapes I love flowers that grow wild in the bush. My Grandmother Rosie Ross taught me how to paint, and paint how I feel. I watched her paint and I took on what she did. Read more…
Sandhill Camp, Family’s Home, Ntaria This is a little area called Sand Hill Camp. It’s a little area for family at Ntaria (Hermannsburg). We used to live there, but now we live in Mparntwe . Other family still live there. Read more…
Women Collecting Bush Food Women talking about collecting bush food – where the best places are and the best times, whether seasonal or dependent on rain events – All the women sit with their digging sticks and piti’s [coolamons] around Read more…