Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Punmu Yabu “Punmu hill, that’s all the little rocks. That’s the wood, big ones. We camped there, eagle’s nest in Punmu, dreamtime story” – Elizabeth Toby In Martu the word Yabu translates to rock or hill. Punmu Yabu is the Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Nyinpingka Nyinpingka, know as native fuchsia in English, is a small to medium shrub that produces pink flowers. Usually after good rains Nyinpingka prolifically produces bright pink flowers that you can pull off the bush and suck honey from. The leaves Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Pilbara Communities The traditional lands of the Martu people encompass the Great Sandy Desert and Rudall River regions of Western Australia, and include speakers of Manyjilyjarra, Warnman, Kartujarra, Putijarra and Martu Wangka languages. Since the 1980’s Return to Country movement, Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Willy Willy The term willy willy describes small whirlwinds or dust devils, and is believed to have come from an Aboriginal language in Western Australia. During the pujiman period, Martu would traverse very large distances annually in small family groups, moving seasonally Read more…
Papulankutja Artists
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Kakalala and Kangka (White Cockatoo and Black Crow) This is a dreamtime story about Kakalala (White Cockatoo) and Kangka (Black Crow). Cockatoo and Crow were the wives of Eagle. One day the wives went off to collect food. Crow was Read more…
Papulankutja Artists
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Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) – Angilyiya Mitchell ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming Read more…
Papulankutja Artists
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Kampurarrpa Piti Kampurarrpa Piti is the name of a rock hole where water can be found. Kampurarrpa means bush tomato or raisin while piti is the word for hole. The rock hole was given this name because it is where Read more…
Papulankutja Artists
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Kakalala and Kangka (White Cockatoo and Black Crow) This is a dreamtime story about Kakalala (White Cockatoo) and Kangka (Black Crow). Cockatoo and Crow were the wives of Eagle. One day the wives went off to collect food. Crow was Read more…
Papulankutja Artists
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Eagle, Crow and Cockatoo This story is from Wanan. It refers to a rock that is white and black, the white symbolises the cockatoo while the black symbolises the crow. The Eagle man wants to marry the cockatoo woman, however Read more…