In-Between Days Some men gone hunting. The women stay at the camp. They collect bush tucker. This is south west (Petermann Ranges) way. My family. Start of in-between days. Aṉangu living in wiltja. Dimensions: 400 x 1480 mm acrylic on linen
Donkeys all around Chambers Pillar ‘All the donkey in that desert Country south of Titjikala. Those three circles are Chambers Pillar, Castle Rock, and her poor mother trailing behind. We call Chambers Pillar Iterrkewarre [pronounced it-turk-kar-wara]. He’s knob-tailed gecko man. He came up from Finke River [down south] and travels Read more…
Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House. Artists Sally and Marlene travelled to Sydney, they had an exhibition there. All the school kids watching the harbour bridge. All the Aboriginal people stay there for long time in Sydney, lots of tourists hanging around taking photo. Sally M Nangala Mulda and Marlene Read more…
Emu dreaming Emu looking around for water. This is a Dreaming story from my father’s country, other side of Yuendumu. Past Mandarin Station, through there and other side. Emu looking round for water, they are three waterholes. I’ve painted the country side after big rain, flowers everywhere. The emu is Read more…
Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Wardapi in the dunes by digging out the holes. Sometimes cover one, and Wardapi runs Read more…
Watiyawarnu Women collecting Watiyawarnu (Acacia tenuissima). Back at camp after collecting the seeds they make large windbreaks for shelter and winnow the seed in the late afternoon. Immature watiyawarnu seed is ground into a paste and can be used to treat upset stomachs. There is an important ceremony for this Read more…
Women Collecting Bush Food Women talking about collecting bush food – where the best places are and the best times, whether seasonal or dependent on rain events – All the women sit with their digging sticks and piti’s [coolamons] around the hearth to talk about these aspects of collecting bush Read more…
Bush Tomato Bush tomato is a small perennial shrub native to Central Australia, particularly arid regions of the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia. It typically grows 20–30 cm tall and produces small, round yellow fruits that dry naturally on the plant. The dried fruits have a strong, savoury, Read more…
Waterholes Sandra has mapped the fresh water springs around Mimili. Dimensions: 305 x 305 mm
Bush onion They light a fire in the bush and gather their wire and billycan. Bush onion is found deep in the sand — hidden beneath the surface. They rub them gently between their fingers to loosen the skin, peeling it back like onion layers. They fill the billycan and Read more…