Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)

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Desert Flowers “I was thinking about flowers. Like desert flowers.” – Delicia Attwood Depicted in this work are traditional types of bush tucker, their floral 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 Read more…

Bush tucker and wild flower “I was thinking about flowers. Like desert flowers.” – Delicia Attwood Depicted in this work are traditional types of bush tucker, their floral habitats, and their related hunting and gathering methods. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) period, Martu would traverse very large distances annually in small Read more…

The Water Tree “The water tree. Poke it and water come out. Clean water. [There is] grass all around  [the tree]. In the background is a hill.” -Shoshanna (Sharna) Jeffries (Long)  This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory or stories told by family. During the pujiman (traditional, Read more…

All the mima (women) The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra and on Pintupi Country, forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Katjarra shared with Sharon the jukurrpa (dreaming) story for this area. This narrative describes how a distinctive Read more…

All the mima (women) The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra and on Pintupi Country, forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Katjarra shared with Sharon the jukurrpa (dreaming) story for this area. This narrative describes how a distinctive Read more…

All the mima (women) The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra and on Pintupi Country, forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Katjarra shared with Sharon the jukurrpa (dreaming) story for this area. This narrative describes how a distinctive Read more…

All the mima (women) The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra and on Pintupi Country, forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Katjarra shared with Sharon the jukurrpa (dreaming) story for this area. This narrative describes how a distinctive Read more…

Around Kinyu (Canning Stock Route Well 35) “That flat hill. You can see it when you climb up to [the Kunawarritji] airport. This one here, this the main place. This is where Manyjilyjarra people start. The dreaming is right here. Kinyu (Well 34, Canning Stock Route). When people are sick Read more…

Partjanta “Katjarra’s  [Katjarra Butler] ngurra (home Country, camp). Birthplace. [It is] sandhill country. Rockhole, little bit of rocks. And in the sandhill, there is a jurnu (soakwater). They take that water, come out [of the soakwater]. Partjanta the name of that jurnu. Main one. She [Katjarra Butler] been go jina [foot, walking]. Early days. Walking [to] Kintore, Papunya.” “I’m Read more…