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.”
Bushflowers in the wind Kathy paints the bushflowers in her grandmother’s country and how the wind creates whirly whirlies. The whirly whirly takes the bushflowers and branches and they move around. Kathy remembers seeing this with her grandmother and how she told her: that wind will always take you home. Read more…
Piparr Tjukurrpa Lucinda depicts her maternal grandfather’s country in the Great Sandy Desert between the communities of Kiwirrkurra and Balgo. This area is characterised by extensive sand dunes interspersed with rockholes and caves and is dangerous country to travel across during the hot Outback summer. In the cooler winter months however, it Read more…