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Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) “Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) area, close to Parnngurr. My ngurra (home Country, camp), my jamu’s (grandfather’s) Country, my father’s daddy, Jakayu [Biljabu’s] daddy and my daddy’s Country. Jakayu been bury her father there. In pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) days, my Read more…

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Status: Stock Kaalpa Flash Minky – Corban Clause Williams Limited edition tapestry blankets* – Corban “Bamba” Clause Williams was born in Newman in 1994 and based in Parnngurr Community, in the western desert region of the Pilbara, Western Australia. 2023 marked a breakthrough year for the artist, who was selected as a Read more…

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Puntawarri “We drink water at Puntawarri. We clean and dig that waterhole. This Country is Puntawarri. My nanna, Dadda, taught me to paint this Country. Puntawarri is important because it is my pop’s, my nannas’ husband’s, place. They camped there and went hunting for goanna or anything, kangaroo or turkey. Read more…

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Karli (Boomerang) Martu have been carving objects out of wood for as long as they have carved a life out of the desert. Kurlata (spears), woomera (spear throwers), pilpin (clubs), jurna (hitting sticks), jara (shields), karli (boomerangs), wana (digging-sticks), and piti (timber bowls used for carrying food and water) were the principal technologies of survival in the desert ecology. These tools were typically carved Read more…

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