All the ladies hiding “All the minma (ladies) were hiding from the man. And they been leave all the nulla nulla. They been hiding, then they went inside (to the rockhole).” -Sharon Porter “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the Read more…
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…
All the minma (ladies) hiding “All the minma (ladies) were hiding from the man. And they been leave all the nulla nulla. They been hiding, then they went inside (to the rockhole).” -Sharon Porter “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the Read more…
Wilson Sisters How did you get to this style of painting? “Do you mean, what have I done with my life? (chuckles to herself) To me these paintings are a sense of energy. So if I see someone and they’re happy, I paint a happy vibe. Cos their spirit is 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…
Parnajarrpa (sand goanna) Parnajarrpa (sand goanna) are one of the most prized and reliable food sources hunted by Martu, found throughout Australia in sand plain and dune habitats. They are hunted by both men and women, though more often women working either alone or in pairs. Parnajarrpa hibernate in the Read more…
Murtikajarra – Ngarga Thelma Judson Murtikajarra is a soak located in the Percival Lakes region. This site lies within Ngarga’s ngurra (home Country, camp), the area which she knew intimately and travelled extensively with her family in her youth. The Percival Lakes form a string of ephemeral salt lakes in Read more…
Ngurra (home Country, camp) “It’s their home for them, real ngurra (home Country, camp). Real ngurra is where they been born and grow up.” – Corban Clause Williams The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a body of Read more…
Ngurra (home Country, camp) “It’s their home for them, real ngurra (home Country, camp). Real ngurra is where they been born and grow up.” – Corban Clause Williams The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a body of Read more…
Ngurra This is Ngamaru’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…