Kungkayunti – Women Dancing The artist’s birthplace is Edmond Bore, which is near Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore) south of Ikuntji/Haasts Bluff. This painting shows the artist’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming), Kungkayunti, the place where all the ancestral Arrernte women come to rest after travelling from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) to Kintore and past Kulpitarra (Outstation). Read more…
Tali at Kungkayunti This painting shows the birds eye view of the tali tali (sandhills) at Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). This is the country of Joe Tjakamarra Multa, the father of Douglas Multa, Agnes Multa, Lisa Multa, Alison Multa, Rephina Multa, Benita Multa and Patricia Multa and the grandfather to their Read more…
Tali at Hamilton Station This painting shows the tali (sand hills) at Hamilton Station outstation. The outstation is an excision to the station. As there is no water around in this place people have to dig for it in the sandhills. “It is the most peaceful place you could ever Read more…
Kungkayunti “The tracker is travelling along with his Kamula (camel) in Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). This is an old story and I was handed this story down by family.”
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. The eagle (left bottom) brought malo (kangaroo) meat (circle left Read more…
Kungkaku Puturru – Women’s Hairstring Dreaming This painting shows kungkaku puturru – the hairstring women make from their own hair for ceremony. In the older days, women used to cut their own hair and create this string by spinning the hair on their thighs. The hairstring was used for dancing, Read more…
Wirliyajarrayi This Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) was passed down to the Roseranna from her grandmother (grandfather’s sister), Old Lady Napaltjarri Morton. This is her country and Dreaming. Old Lady Napaltjarri Morton was an Anmatyerre and Warlpiri woman from Willowra. Roseranna grew up watching her paint, telling her that story. It was not until 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. The eagle (left bottom) brought malo (kangaroo) meat (circle left Read more…
Yalka at Karinyarra This is the story of the Napaltjarri women digging for yalka (bush onion) in Karinyarra (Mount Wedge) country. Karinyarra is a two-hour drive from Haasts Bluff and is the country of Japaltjarri men and Napaltjiarri women. The circle shapes depict the women digging for bush onion, the hills are Read more…
Little Boy – My Dog “I did a drawing of my dog. He’s called Little Boy. He follows my everywhere and looks after me.”