Karlamilyi “This painting of Karlamilyi represents my ancestral family’s country. The river is flowing to Lake Dora, it has five waterholes in the river system. The green represents the bullrush. Outside of the river are creeks and gullies. The white dots represent the salt from Lake Dora, and the brown Read more…
Untitled This painting portrays part of the artist’s country where their family lived traditionally during the pujiman (bush) days. The Martu lived very nomadically moving from water source to water source hunting and gathering bush tucker as they went. They would traverse very large distances visiting some areas in the Read more…
Untitled This is Bugai’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country). The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a body of water, a camp site, a large area of Country, or even a modern house. People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the Read more…
Untitled This is Dale’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…
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…
Kumpupirntily (Kumpupintily, Lake Disappointment) “Ngayurnangalku [were] fighting, coming in from everywhere. They all come in here [at Kumpupirntily], all meet up here. Ngayurnangalku travelled through this Country going to Kumpupirntily. They made that Country. That Country got everything- parngarra (goanna), karlaya (emu), dog, kangaroo, all there. And Ngayurnangalku… they’re there Read more…
Untitled This work depicts Lily’s grandmother’s country, Wanarn Jarra. Wanarn Jarra is where Karlamilyi, or Rudall River, runs underground. Large tuwa (sand hills) are also found in this area.
Pulikarti ” Karlamilyi, kapi (water) there! There was two men there in the Dreamtime. i used to drink that kapi in the old days, pujiman (tradtional, desert dwelling) way” – Amy French This painting depicts Karlamilyi, also known as Rudall River National Park. It is situated in between the communities of Parnngurr and Punmu and is Read more…
Kajarra “This is south side of Kajarra. It’s a spring where all the families would camp. Kajarra is homeland for Putijarra. this is where pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) Martu used to live a long time ago. Most of them pass away and buried there. some of them left and went looking for Read more…
Untitled This is Bugai’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country). The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a body of water, a camp site, a large area of Country, or even a modern house. People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the Read more…