Status: Stock 12 Designs Martumili gift cards in a set of 12, featuring artworks by Debra Thomas, Nancy Nyajipayi (Ngarnjapayi) Chapman, Marianne Burnton, May Mayiwalku (May Wokka) Chapman, Lorna Linmurra, Ngamaru Bidu, Kumpaya Girgirba, Derrick Butt, Helen Samson, Gladys Kuru Bidu, Corban Bamba Clause Williams, Judith Anya Samson Features information about the Read more…
Wirlarra (Wilarra) Wirlarra, the site depicted in this painting, lies on the eastern edge of a large salt lake, Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), near Punmu Aboriginal community. A distinctive group of small salt water pools are clustered together here. The water from these pools is known for its’ powerful healing properties, Read more…
Spinifex “When I went back to County, I thought how beautiful the spinifex was. How the sun glazed against the spinifex. The County that I speak of is Jilukurru, my grandfather’s country.” – Kathleen Maree Sorenson Martu Country is dominated by striking permanent tali (sandhills) covered with spinifex, gums, and Read more…
Jigalong “This one here. Yeah. That’s Jigalong. I’ve been there. I was working there. That’s good, this one here. Stories, yeah? This one here. I was painting in Jigalong. This one’s the cars. The cars. And the houses in Jigalong. And then the sandhills, lakes. That’s the lake [points to Read more…
Bush Tucker Depicted in this work are traditional types of bush tucker, their habitats, and their related hunting and gathering methods. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) period, Martu would traverse very large distances annually in small family groups, moving seasonally from water source to water source, and hunting and Read more…
Untitled “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, and [some you] can’t cross, like boundaries. So nowadays you see Read more…
Untitled “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, and [some you] can’t cross, like boundaries. So nowadays you see Read more…
Jakulyukulyu (Minyipuru, Seven Sisters) “In Aboriginal name we call him Jakulyukulyu. In English he Seven Sisters. That man [Yurla] had a big magic stick, and he was dancing. All the ladies watched.” – Jatarr Lily Long The term Jukurrpa is often translated in English as the ‘dreaming’, or ‘dreamtime’. It refers generally to Read more…
