Rabbit Proof Fence “I grew up with Maria, the daughter of Molly. The first time I was told this story I was sitting around a fire with cuppa tea and damper. We all sat around the fire eating and listening Read more…
Untitled “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…
Untitled This work portrays an area known intimately to the artist, painted here in exquisite detail 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 Read more…
Taji “Taji- down Kumarina way. That’s where Putijarra people all been living, that’s our camping ground. We been get two [Native Title] determinations for our Country. We had a court in Kumarina, and we been win for that.” – Miriam Read more…
Tuwa in Puntawarri “I do tuwa (sandhill) in my own style because that’s our Country. That’s a sandhill, that’s the Dreaming- the Jukurrpa. That’s our culture. They stay there and we go through the sandhills at Puntawarri in the car. Read more…
Bush Tucker Depicted in this work are traditional types of bush tucker, their habitats, and their related hunting and gathering methods. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) period, Martu would traverse very large distances annually in small family groups, moving Read more…
Kartarru (Blue Hills Station, Canning Stock Route Well 24) “This Country is Bugai’s mother’s Country where they would stay for periods of time because they could hunt there and there was good, permanent kapi (water). Kartarru is Well 24 on Read more…
Yirriya “I paint my dad’s country Yirriya. It’s got running water coming out of the ground into a big dam, surrounded by lots of trees. It’s really green. It’s on Rawlinson Ranges 50-60km from Warakurna. Nearby is Circus Waters where 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- its all of their ngurra (home).It’s the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) of that place. All those claypans, a place where everyone comes together for Read more…
Yaralalu Yaralalu is one of several fresh water sources located along the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River). This pool is located at the north eastern end of the river, just west of Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora) and Punmu Aboriginal community. Plentiful gum Read more…