Ngayuku Ngurra (my home/country) depicts Nola’s country north west of Patjarr, at a series of rockholes around Yirril. Nola was born at Majaputi rockhole, in the vicinity, and grew up walking from one rockhole to the other in search of food and water with her family.
The rockholes depicted include Munmul, Yirril, Majaputi, Tjimari and Patanta. It is a DNA map, if you will, of Nola’s ancestors’ travels, ancient tjukurrpa and Nola’s identity as a strong Ngaanyatjarra woman who lived a nomadic life up until the establishment of the missions.
This painting is about Nola, and where she comes from.