Yinjaa-Barni Art

Ochre Colours Ochre colours are used for Law and culture ceremonies. Love seeing our colours during this time, especially our Law and culture ceremony,

Pilbara Hills In our country, we have many hills of all different shapes and sizes. When driving through country at different times the colours change and some of the hills look like velvet in the evening and morning light .

Dry River Bed Melissa Sandy has painted the dry river bed of her homelands. She has de[icted the reeds and murky waters of the drying country.

Pilbara Wildflowers These are the Pilbara wildflowers that grow on the ground they have a beautiful yellow colour blending in the country during flower season. **NB this canvas has a small repaired hole in the upper left corner of the canvas. Artwork has been discounted accordingly.

Barramundi The Barramundi is fished for at the mouth of Gurr (Harding River.)

Turtles When we see sea turtles it can mean that they can be mating and that makes us aware that they will soon be going to lay eggs. Some of our people eat the eggs and turtles.

After the Big Rain After the rain the rivers and creeks in our country come alive with a new growth of plants. The country is filled with beautiful colours. We rejoice looking at our rivers and creeks full of water, so that we can go fishing, kids can go swimming Read more…

Marni (River systems) The Pilbara is a land of many beautiful colours. Its beauty blends into the mother earth and against the red, purple hills in the distance. In time and season, the yellow Wattles, Mulla and Sturt Pea bloom and the country comes alive with the wildflowers watered by Read more…

Grandmother’s Hill (Binyimarnda)