BERYL JIMMY / Nyangatja Watarru

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Nyangatja Watarru. [13148] (Acrylic on Linen)

Nyangatja Watarru
13148 (2013)
Acrylic on Linen
Nyangatja Watarru | 13148
Acrylic on Linen
200 x 120cm | 78.74 x 47.24in

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This painting depicts Watarru, which is Beryl Jimmy’s home. There are many people (anangu tjuta) moving around, moving between waterholes and creeks, and looking for food. The people head out in the daytime, looking around the country and through the bushes, trying to search for food to bring back to the children at the camp. When the water source is depleted at one location, the people would move on to the next waterhole. If there’s no water, they would continue the journey until water is found. Knowing where to find the water is a special knowledge. There is water in many unlikely places. There are creeks, waterholes, rockholes, soakages and springs that hold good water (kapi wiru).

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This painting depicts Watarru, which is Beryl Jimmy’s home. There are many people (anangu tjuta) moving around, moving between waterholes and creeks, and looking for food. The people head out in the daytime, looking around the country and through the bushes, trying to search for food to bring back to the children at the camp. When the water source is depleted at one location, the people would move on to the next waterhole. If there’s no water, they would continue the journey until... Read More

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Nyangatja Watarru. [14-410] (Acrylic on Canvas)

Nyangatja Watarru
14-410
Acrylic on Canvas
Nyangatja Watarru | 14-410
Acrylic on Canvas
150 x 119cm | 59.06 x 46.85in

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"Nyangatja Watarru (this is a place called Watarru). Watarru is my home. This is Anangu tjuta (many people). Anangu tjuta are moving around, moving between waterholes and creeks, and looking for food. They go out in the daytime, looking around the country and looking through the bush. They look for food and bring what they find back to the kids at the camp. When they finish the water at one site, they move on to look for the next waterhole. Knowing where to find water is a special knowledge. There is water in a lot of unlikely places. There are creeks, waterholes, rockholes, soakages and springs, and these sites hold kapi wiru (good water)."

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"Nyangatja Watarru (this is a place called Watarru). Watarru is my home. This is Anangu tjuta (many people). Anangu tjuta are moving around, moving between waterholes and creeks, and looking for food. They go out in the daytime, looking around the country and looking through the bush. They look for food and bring what they find back to the kids at the camp. When they finish the water at one site, they move on to look for the next waterhole. Knowing where to find water is a special knowledge. There... Read More

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Nyangatja Watarru
14-243
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Nyangatja Watarru | 14-243
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
150 x 100cm | 59.06 x 39.37in

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Kapi Tjukula. [14-196] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)

Kapi Tjukula
14-196
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Kapi Tjukula | 14-196
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
100 x 100cm | 39.37 x 39.37in

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"Kapi tjukula Watarru. Manta, puli, putipula, punu munu bushpa. Ngayuku ngura wirunya. Minyma tjuta tjala tjuta tjawanpai."

These rockholes are from Watarru. Beryl describes her surrounding country, which is beautiful, diverse with sandy patches, rocky hills, bush flowers and trees. Women in this country would dig for honey ants here.

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Nyangatja Watarru
14-142
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Nyangatja Watarru | 14-142
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
100 x 66cm | 39.37 x 25.98in

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Kapi Tjuta. [14-391] (Acrylic on Canvas)

Kapi Tjuta
14-391
Acrylic on Canvas
Kapi Tjuta | 14-391
Acrylic on Canvas
100 x 66cm | 39.37 x 25.98in

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"Nyangatja tjukula tjuta munu tali tjuta. Irititja Anangu tjutangku ankupai kapi tjukula kutjupa kutjupa ka tjana maiku, kapiku, kukaku mantjupai. Ngayuku ngura Watarru."

This is Beryl’s country, which is close to Watarru. There are many rockholes and sand dunes. In the early days, indigenous people would travel by foot from rock hole to rock hole, collecting food and water.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Watarru. [PB6-39/40] (Silkscreen Print - Edition of 40)

Watarru
PB6-39/40
Silkscreen Print - Edition of 40
Watarru | PB6-39/40
Silkscreen Print - Edition of 40
84 x 59cm | 33.07 x 23.23in

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This painting depicts Watarru. At this location there are large granite boulders which rise red from the earth. These hills are important to Watarru. They contain many water sources from flat collection areas after rain to deeper, more permanent rock holes. There are Mamu (monster) rockholes here as well.

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BERYL JIMMY of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Kapi Tjukula. [16-17BJ] (Digital Print - Edition of 50)

Kapi Tjukula
16-17BJ
Digital Print - Edition of 50
Kapi Tjukula | 16-17BJ
Digital Print - Edition of 50
42 x 52cm | 16.54 x 20.47in

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Kapi tjukula Watarru. These rockholes are Watarru.

Manta, puli, putipula, punu munu bushpa. The surrounding country is diverse with sandy patches, rocky hills, bush flowers and trees.

Ngayuku ngura wirunya. My country is beautiful.

Minyma tjuta tjala tjuta tjawanpai. All the women would dig for honey ants.