Punmu Punmu refers to a region and an Aboriginal community within its vicinity, located 670km North-East of Newman. Created during the return to Country movement of the 1980s, with the recognition of Martu land rights and native title, the community was named after a nearby Jukurrpa (Dreaming) story. Punmu community Read more…
Untitled This is Mayiwalku’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country, camp). People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the possession of intimate knowledge of the physical and cultural properties of one’s Country. Painting ngurra, and in so doing sharing the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) stories and physical Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Untitled This is Lorna’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country, camp). People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the possession of intimate knowledge of the physical and cultural properties of one’s Country. Painting ngurra, and in so doing sharing the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) stories and physical Read more…
Untitled (Mail Plane) “Jigalong, Doreen, [s]he been born there, [s]he been go Nullagine, as a little little one. [S]He gone Marble Bar staying there and Strelley. I been marry her father. Every painting Jigalong, Punmu, Parnngurr, go back town. Make em painting big one town. Get em, you gotta get Read more…
Untitled (Fish) “Jigalong, Doreen, [s]he been born there, [s]he been go Nullagine, as a little little one. [S]He gone Marble Bar staying there and Strelley. I been marry her father. Every painting Jigalong, Punmu, Parnngurr, go back town. Make em painting big one town. Get em, you gotta get em Read more…