This country called Tapu Jila (living waterhole) belongs to me. My parents used to live here when my mothers were married with one husband. Also my mothers used to grind a lot of seeds and hunt around, travelling far and wide through country looking for grinding seeds and other jila. This is a main living waterhole surrounded by bush tucker places.

On reverse - [Painted 16 June 1999]

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. My people walk for miles from waterhole to waterhole. We used to drink from this waterhole . We sing about this country, in the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime).

(Artwork completed early 90’s)

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get water from here. We have ceremony here sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime).

This is my country where I was born. There are pirra (billabong) and jumu (soakwater) in my country.

(Artwork completed early 90s)

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) this my country. This is jumu (soakwater) at Winpa.

On the bottom is grass. Salty parts are surrounding the waterhole and the red gravel. On the top are rocks.

Collaborative work with Tjigila Nada Rawlins

This is all about country side, flat country we use go walkabout with our parents showing use how to hunt for food and to live off this land.

(Artwork completed early 90s)

These are little waterholes from the rain. There are trees in this country called miljirli. They have bright yellow flowers and sweet sap like honey. It is good to eat.

This is my country where I was born. There are pirra (billabong) and jumu (soakwater) in my country.

On reverse - [Painted December 1997]

This is my country where I was born. There are pirra (billabong) and jumu (soakwater) in my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) this is my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) this is my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) this is my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) two men travelled across this country and burnt themselves with fire a long time ago.

This country called Tapu Jila (living waterhole) belongs to me. My parents used to live here when my mothers were married with one husband. Also my mothers used to grind a lot of seeds and hunt around, traveling far and wide through the country looking for grinding seeds from other jila. This is a main living waterhole surrounded by bush tucker places.

On reverse - [Painted 30 July 1997]

This is my country where I was born. There are pirra (billabong) and jumu (soakwater) in my country.

This is my country where I was born. There are pirra (billabong) and jumu (soakwater) in my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) this is my country.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

On reverse - [Painted 29 November 1993]

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country. When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake. We used to get drinking water here. We sing about this country. In the Ngarrangkarri (Dreamtime) two men travelled across this country and burnt themselves with fire a long time ago.

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country.When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

This painting depicts Yata Gypsy Yadda’s country, where she used to live. It is Tarpu country, with living water.

Painted in early 1990s

This country is called Jarriyi, it is pirntinurlkal, claypan country.When the rain falls down and fills the flat areas it makes a big lake.

(Artwork Completed early 90s)

This is my family’s country that’s way out in the desert, l grew up here, in this country we called Tarpu.

(Artwork completed early 90s)

There are three small waterholes and one big waterhole my family lived here many years ago they use to hunt and lived off this land called Jarriyi.

(Artwork Completed early 90s) Code on back wp039/96

The circles are jumu (soakwater holes). We dig jumu when the creeks are dry and there is no water.

Artwork painted early 90’s