Mandjabugudukguduk Manjabukudukkurduk refers to a deep black waterhole that has deep spiritual significance as the site where Kuninjku people’s spirit comes into being and returns in death. The artists explains, “When we die our spirit will go back there… so Read more…
Wandjina and the Jillina ( Bush Woman) Jillina is the mythical bush woman. The Wandjina is punishing the woman for doing something wrong. So she was by herself away from the tribe. These are the lonely women looking for a Read more…
Running Man This is the running man rock art that you see in the caves near Kalumburu. These are the hunters going out for food.
Gathering of the Gwion People This is the beginning of the people gathering. All sorts of tribes like you see on the rock art around the Kimberley. Some images have pieces washed away by nature like you see it in Read more…
Kulyakartu “Long time ago I been there. It is my grandmothers, grandfathers, fathers, mothers country, Kulyakartu. I am painting this particular place it keeps me connected, sense of belonging. Tell my grandmothers story through my art. Where she was born, I’m Read more…
Community Healing Our country healing it’s from the respect of each other. The well been of learning and teaching our young one to respect elders also cultural community ground by standing strong and teach on cultural ground the old way Read more…
Skin groups In 2019 Parnngurr school went out with KJ and Martumili where Clifton Girgiba taught the school kids about skin groups and how they relate to each other. Each skin group was given a colour and the children then Read more…
Skin groups “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, Read more…
Tribal punishment “This is the Martu people drinking (top left, oval), this is them fighting those 2 people (2 rectangles top right), in the circle is the elders that man in the middle, the one from the fight, getting tribal Read more…
Meeting Place “This is all the different skin groups coming together, they having a meeting about a couple that was wrong way. The circles are the elders and the one in the middle is the couple.” – Rosetta Wilberforce