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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…

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Untitled Most often explored in Doreen’s works are the motifs of her everyday modern Aboriginal community life; the animals hunted and plants gathered for bush tucker, the cars and aeroplanes used to travel to the cities and remote communities she regularly moves between, and depictions of the Country itself.  Collectively Read more…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 Read more…

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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…

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My Grandmother’s Country Sharon has painted her Grandmother’s country. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country.  “They were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer    “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the Read more…

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Painting my Grandmother’s way  Sharon has painted her Grandmother’s (Katjarra Butler) country. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country.  “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.”  – Sharon Palmer    When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all Read more…

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My Grandmother’s Country Sharon has painted her Grandmother’s country. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country.  “They were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer      “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all Read more…

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