Bilngkumu (Saltwater Crocodile) The Salt water crocodile is a very important animal for us. We call it Bilgkamu in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors – only the men – used to hunt the saltwater crocodile for food. My father Read more…
Wambiji (Platypus) Platypus are very shy. They like to hide under rocks and can rarely be seen when people are around. When I was 17 years old, I used to go for a swim with my partner, Laurence, in the Read more…
Yimiri Yimiri comprises two freshwater soaks situated in the middle of a salt lake in the Percival Lakes area, within Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert. Around these soaks the Country is dominated by permanent tuwa (sand hills). When visiting this Read more…
Rivers and Animals That Live in Them This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era one’s survival depended on their intimate knowledge of the location of resources; thus Read more…
Water Flow “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…
Emu Tracks to Puntawarri “Emu go to the springs to have a drink of water and then move on to the next one.” – Judith Anya Samson Puntawarri is an important cultural area, as well as the site of a Read more…