Nungabar (Nyangapa) Nora This is Nungabar’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…
Puntawarri and Pimpi This painting depicts the country around Pimpi and Puntawarri, an area in the artist’s country. Puntawarri, a now abandoned community is in-between Jigalong and the Canning Stock Route, Pimpi is an area near here. This place is an important cultural area, east of the Jigalong Aboriginal Community, Read more…
Warran This painting encompasses many different layers of meaning for the artist. It represents an area of the artist’s Warran (country) where he lived and travelled traditionally during the pujiman (bush) days. The lines represent the tali (sand hills) that are prevalent in the Western Desert and the circles or Read more…
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…
Untitled This is Bugai’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 This is Bugai’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 This is Bugai’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…
Kartarru “This Country is Bugai’s mother’s Country where they would stay for periods of time because they could hunt there and there was good, permanent kapi (water). Kartarru is Well 24 on the Canning Stock Route.“ – Bugai Whyoulter, as translated by Bugai’s grandson, Cyril Whyoulter At Kartarru (Blue Hills Station, Read more…
Untitled This is Bugai’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…
Lyinji This painting portrays the lyinji (clay pans) around Wantili, Wantili is also known as Well 24 on the Canning Stock Route. The area is dominated by clay pans surrounded by tuwa (sandhills). This is the artist’s country where her and her family lived traditionally during the pujiman (bush) days. Read more…