Jeffrey’s Birds Jeffrey paints his favourite birds that live in the country around Ernabella. These include the kuparu (magpie), partilpa (Port Lincoln ringed neck parrot), kayarkiyarpa (galah), tjintir-tjintirpa (willy wag-tail), piil-piilpa (yellow throated minor) and kuurkuurpa (owls). .
Kungka Kotara Tjukurrpa (Two Women Story) Two women were travelling to Walungurru (Kintore) from Kalkukatjarra (Docker River). They were two sisters – one older and one younger. They were hunting on their travels for all bush fruit, vegetables and small Read more…
Kungka Kotara Tjukurrpa (Two Women Story) Two women were travelling to Walungurru (Kintore) from Kalkukatjarra (Docker River). They were two sisters – one older and one younger. They were hunting on their travels for all bush fruit, vegetables and small Read more…
Ininti at Muruntji This painting depicts the bush seeds that come from the ininti tree (batwinged coral tree). The tree is native to the Western Desert of Central Australia, growing in sand around creek beds. The ininti grow abundantly in Read more…
Ininti at Muruntji This painting depicts the bush seeds that come from the ininti tree (batwinged coral tree). The tree is native to the Western Desert of Central Australia, growing in sand around creek beds. The ininti grow abundantly in Read more…
Yultukunpa – Honey Grevillea Yultukunpa, honey grevillea is locally called bush lolly. It flowers soon after the rain in the sandhills and has a very sweet taste. The painting refers to the artist’s mother’s Dreaming west of Kintore.
‘Kurpulungu’ Ngapa Tjukurrpa – Water Snake Dreaming This painting depicts the travelling Ngapa Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kurpulungu, located close to Mt Liebig. Joseph inherited this Tjukurrpa from his father, Phillip Lane. This is the travelling Dreaming of ‘Kulpununtu’, a water snake that Read more…
Karrkurutinja – Lake Macdonald This painting shows Karrkurrutintja (Lake Mcdonald in Pintpui), located west of Kintore along the Western Australia/Northern Territory border. This country is an important site of the Pilkati (snake) Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) of Kuniya Kutjarra (two carpet snakes, two Read more…
Kakalyalya Tjukurrpa – White Cocky Dreaming In the artist’s words: This is the story in my father’s country of Pirrupa Kaala. It is the story of the white cocky (circle middle on top) with mako (witchetty grubs) in its mouth. Read more…
Uwulkari – Watiya Tjuta Mitjili paints her fathers Tjukurrpa, the ceremonial spear straightening in Uwalkari country (Gibson desert region). The Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees) are the trees that are used to make these spears. Uwalkari country is abundant with Watiya Read more…