Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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No Cigarette Lighter ‘Long time ago when only Martu was living in their ngurra (Home, Country, Camp). They had no cigarette lighters. That’s how they make fire. Not just only for cooking but for many things. Straightening spears on hot ash, cooking lungi (witchetty grubs) on hot ash, minyarra (bush Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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No Cigarette Lighter ‘Long time ago when only Martu was living in their ngurra (Home, Country, Camp). They had no cigarette lighters. That’s how they make fire. Not just only for cooking but for many things. Straightening spears on hot ash, cooking lungi (witchetty grubs) on hot ash, minyarra (bush Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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No Cigarette Lighter ‘Long time ago when only Martu was living in their ngurra (Home, Country, Camp). They had no cigarette lighters. That’s how they make fire. Not just only for cooking but for many things. Straightening spears on hot ash, cooking lungi (witchetty grubs) on hot ash, minyarra (bush Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Untitled This is Wurta Amy French’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 Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Warla (Lake) “Lake and in the middle is water.” – Julie-Anne Thomas This work depicts a warla (lake) within the artists’ ngurra (home Country, camp), typically represented with circular forms. As a reliable source of water in the often harsh and arid Martu lands, warla represented important sites not only Read more…