Yinjaa-Barni Art

Two Men Fighting This is two men fighting over a woman to marry

Emu Seed In this painting the artist has depicted the pods of a shrub which is common in the Pilbara area. It is a smallish bush which comes into seed in September, when the Emu is visible in the Milky Way. This is the time the emu chicks hatch and Read more…

The Ochre Colours In our land, when you come to our country, you will see lots of colours in the rocks, especially in the morning or towards evening.This painting shows these colours – ochres, reds, yellows and black.

Colours of the Pilbara Rocks The Rock formation is made of many different colours. When the big flood comes, all the rocks and pebbles take shape and the beauty of colours in the country take their place. The colours that we use for Trible Ceremony are white, yellow, red and Read more…

Running River (Ngurin) This Painting is of the Ngurin (Harding River) when it is running in the wet season. The running water fills up several pools created for swimming. The three main pools are Jubilee Pool, Government Pool and Round pool.

Salt Flats There are many Salt flats in the Pilbara.This painting depicts the water flowing underneath with the salt forming on top in ripples to show the movement of the ocean.

Running River (Ngurin) This Painting is of the Ngurin (Harding River) when it is running in the wet season. The running water fills up several pools created for swimming. The three main pools are Jubilee Pool, Government Pool and Round pool.

Colours of the Country Whether it’s in the dry season or when the flower’s are blooming, the landscapes gives me joy. In the land where I live I can go and collect bush food or bush medicine. When I look at my country, yellow is when the flower’s start blooming Read more…

Spinifex Country In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar Read more…

Sturt Pea, Mulla Mulla This is the Fortescue Mulla Mulla or ‘Gumbarli’ in Yindjibarndi language. The flower is a purplish colour. It is not a bush medicine, just a flower that grows in the country, in lines along the roads and everywhere. In this painting, the seeds of the Mulla Read more…