Jartuti “Jartuti water place east of Parnngurr. In pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days old people walked and hunted there, we went there recently with KJ (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa) ranger mob, lovely place.” – Beverley Rogers Jartuti is a water source located close Read more…
Jartuti “Jartuti water place east of Parnngurr. In pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days old people walked and hunted there, we went there recently with KJ (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa) ranger mob, lovely place.” – Beverley Rogers Jartuti is a water source located close Read more…
Pitu (Separation Well) “I paint Pitu because my father come[s] from Pitu and all the rest of the family, they belong to there. Family hear the stories all the time from Jakayu [Biljabu]. It’s their connection to that place. All the Read more…
Jupurrl “This one a yinta (permanent springs) in my ngurra (home Country, camp), Jupurrl. It’s kakarra (east) of Kulyakartu and kayili (north) side of Wirnpa. I was a married woman when I was walking around this place, pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) time. I married a good man. There’s Read more…
Bush Tucker – Maisie Petyarre Bundey;- Maisie paints the bush tucker found in her country, the area that surrounds Boundary Bore in the Utopia homelands. She paints bush plums, bush bananas, bush potatoes and bush medicine plants. The main motif Read more…
Women’s Ceremony and Bush Medicine – Colleen Morton The layers of Colleen’s paintings are as detailed and complex as the stories she paints. Colleen’s painting represents a ceremony that is performed by the women in the community. It involves dance, Read more…
Kaalpakarti “This painting is marlpa (companionship)- me and Anya painting this one together. We were talking together, painting together, laughing, joking. Me and Anya!” – Corban Clause Williams “That’s the first time I went to Kaalpa with Bamba [Corban]. I Read more…
Kaalpakarti “This painting is marlpa (companionship)- me and Anya painting this one together. We were talking together, painting together, laughing, joking. Me and Anya!” – Corban Clause Williams “That’s the first time I went to Kaalpa with Bamba [Corban]. I Read more…
sugabag Native honey (sugabag) is found in this tree- The native bees made their hives in the hollow log- for young men’s initiatian, we use the sugar bag on the designs on the face
Dhawurr/batjbarra fish trap Fish traps are placed into the river to face the oncoming fish. The woven tunnel traps the fish and prevents their escape. The traps are tapered so when they are submerged in the water, the water pressure wedges them Read more…