Jintirripalangu “This is my Country. My little brother was born here in pujiman (traditional, desert-dwelling) times. I was a big girl, no man yet. We were walking a long way.” – Nyanjilpayi (Ngarnjapayi) Nancy Chapman “When I was born my spirit appeared at Jarntinti. That’s my Country, Jarntinti. I Read more…
Kurturarra “Kurturarra is my Grandmother’s Country. Warla (lake) with a spring. Tali (sandhills) all around.” – Beverley Rogers This site lies within Beverley’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother. Kurturarra is a yinta (permanent spring) located within the largest of the salt lakes in the Percival Lakes region, and surrounded Read more…
Kurturarra “Kurturarra is my Grandmother’s Country. Warla (lake) with a spring. Tali (sandhills) all around.” – Beverley Rogers This site lies within Beverley’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother. Kurturarra is a yinta (permanent spring) located within the largest of the salt lakes in the Percival Lakes region, and surrounded Read more…
Wartangarninya “This is my Country. My little brother was born here in pujiman (traditional, desert-dwelling) times. I was a big girl, no man yet. We were walking a long way.” – Nyanjilpayi (Ngarnjapayi) Nancy Chapman “When I was born my spirit appeared at Jarntinti. That’s my Country, Jarntinti. I Read more…
Punmu “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 here. Read more…
Kunawarritji Rockholes “These are the rockholes around Kunawarritji (Canning Stock Route Well 33). My mum [Jugarda Dulcie Gibbs] painted the same. It’s my father’s Country; he was born at Well 33. I’m painting Well 35, Kinyu, all the way to Well 38, Wajaparni. This is a big place for us. Read more…
Kunawarritji Rockholes “These are the rockholes around Kunawarritji (Canning Stock Route Well 33). My mum [Jugarda Dulcie Gibbs] painted the same. It’s my father’s Country; he was born at Well 33. I’m painting Well 35, Kinyu, all the way to Well 38, Wajaparni. This is a big place for us. Read more…
Witiji “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…
Kurta-Kurta (Camel Rock) “This is daddy’s ngurra (home Country, camp), mummy’s ngurra.” – Bugai Whyoulter Kurta-kurta is a claypan and soak located north of Parnngurr Aboriginal community, and at the heart of the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) region. This site lies within Bugai’s ngurra through her mother and father, and was Read more…
Kurta-Kurta (Camel Rock) “This is daddy’s ngurra (home Country, camp), mummy’s ngurra.” – Bugai Whyoulter Kurta-kurta is a claypan and soak located north of Parnngurr Aboriginal community, and at the heart of the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) region. This site lies within Bugai’s ngurra through her mother and father, and was Read more…