Untitled Mabel was born in the 1920s at Yirajara, which is near Jurntu Jurntu. Her parents were both Warnman people whose country encompassed Tarl and Nayijara. Mabel grew up in the pujiman (bush) way through her teens and as an adult, she walked into Jigalong Mission. She paints her ngurra Read more…
Untitled This is Mitutu’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…
Port Hedland Seawater “Everybody been playing cards in the park and then the kids saw him – that shark. They got him though, he’s finished. Big one too. There is also a dingo too. The pink are the rocks, sharp fellas, and there is that white kapi (water) on the Read more…
Baby boomer tourist gets partially trampled by a camel Artwork made in collaboration with Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
Jurtupa and Wawal “Kakarra (east) of Karlamilyi (Rudall River National Park) there is always kupi (water) I belong there, every year the spring running all the time.” Artwork made in collaboration with Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
Puljalja “This is a different type of basket, it was the first time I have done a basket, next time I will do Baskets from a door, learn more from this”. Artwork made in collaboration with Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
Untitled This is Mitutu’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…
