Natawalu (Canning Stock Route Well 44) “My great grandfather’s Country- [Canning Stock Route] Well 40 lake. I’ve never been there before. I only see it on the photos and all that. This place is a special place for the families.” – Danielle Booth Natawalu (Canning Stock Route Well 40) is Read more…
Natawalu (Canning Stock Route Well 44) “My great grandfather’s Country- [Canning Stock Route] Well 40 lake. I’ve never been there before. I only see it on the photos and all that. This place is a special place for the families.” – Danielle Booth Natawalu (Canning Stock Route Well 40) is Read more…
Waterhole This work depicts a waterhole within the artists’ ngurra (home Country, camp), typically represented with circular forms. Waterholes are sites that require maintenance, including digging to increase flow, clearing out surrounding growth, and cleaning up after sullying by camels or cattle. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) period, knowledge Read more…
Punmu Wetlands “This area here is our Country. It’s our Country right here. We returned to our Country with a Toyota and a grader that made the road. A grader right up to here. Punmu is a good place. It’s a happy place to live. My spirit feels good living Read more…
Karlkun-Karlkun Karlkun-karlkun is a jurnu (soak) located in a rocky area along the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River). Karlkun-karlkun is known for its abundance of minyarra (bush onion). Minyarra are a favoured bush tucker amongst the Martu, popular for their sweet, nutty taste and for the relative ease with which they are 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…
Kiwirrkurra Kiwirrkurra is a rockhole located in the tali (sandhill) Country of the Gibson Desert, to the south west of Lake McKay. An Aboriginal community by the same name is now located nearby, to the west of the water source. Kiwirrkurra lies just east of Marapinti rockhole, an important site Read more…
Kiwirrkurra Kiwirrkurra is a rockhole located in the tali (sandhill) Country of the Gibson Desert, to the south west of Lake McKay. An Aboriginal community by the same name is now located nearby, to the west of the water source. Kiwirrkurra lies just east of Marapinti rockhole, an important site Read more…
Kiwirrkurra Kiwirrkurra is a rockhole located in the tali (sandhill) Country of the Gibson Desert, to the south west of Lake McKay. An Aboriginal community by the same name is now located nearby, to the west of the water source. Kiwirrkurra lies just east of Marapinti rockhole, an important site Read more…
Flowers “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…