NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY / Yangkunja Hill

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Yangkunja Hill. [75/19] (Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint)

Yangkunja Hill
75/19 (2019)
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
Yangkunja Hill | 75/19
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
90 x 120cm | 35.43 x 47.24in

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across from Kaningarri, Walmajarri country, close up to here (Fitzroy Crossing). This is the Red Hill too, not the black soil. Its desert country.

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across... Read More

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Yangkunja Hill. [248/18] (Drawing on Metal/Acrylic Paint Spray)

Yangkunja Hill
248/18 (2018)
Drawing on Metal/Acrylic Paint Spray
Yangkunja Hill | 248/18
Drawing on Metal/Acrylic Paint Spra…
120 x 120cm | 47.24 x 47.24in

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across from Kaningarri, Walmajarri country, close up to here (Fitzroy Crossing). This is the Red Hill too, not the black soil. Its desert country.

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across... Read More

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [264/16] (Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint)

Jilji and Bila
264/16 (2016)
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint
Jilji and Bila | 264/16
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Pain…
80 x 60cm | 31.5 x 23.62in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, on and on they go. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt, or with the green grass that comes after. There might be flowers, Putipula, sometimes, or trees, different trees and grasses, and bushtucker.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Flat Country and Hills. [185/17] (Acrylic Paint and Drawing into Enamel on Metal)

Flat Country and Hills
185/17 (2017)
Acrylic Paint and Drawing into Enamel on Metal
Flat Country and Hills | 185/17
Acrylic Paint and Drawing into Enam…
60 x 60cm | 23.62 x 23.62in

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"This painting is about two hills and flat country in the middle that way in the desert my country l use to go hunting and walkabout with my mum and dad when l was a little boy with my brother."

Exhibited at TARNANTHI 2017 (AGSA)

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [286/19] (Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint)

Jilji and Bila
286/19 (2019)
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint
Jilji and Bila | 286/19
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Pain…
60 x 60cm | 23.62 x 23.62in

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal, always travelling from place to place! As you move through country, the type of trees and grasses change, and that determines what you will find, in terms of foods and medicine, or other plants we don’t use. At different times of the year you’ll find beautiful fields of flowers too. On cool mornings you can suck out the nectar of some flowers, before the birds do. Desert oaks are best for shade, they grow together in big numbers, but you don’t find them everywhere. This is an easy story, this is not a story about law. I can tell you.

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal,... Read More

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [348/16] (Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint)

Jilji and Bila
348/16 (2016)
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint
Jilji and Bila | 348/16
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Pain…
60 x 60cm | 23.62 x 23.62in

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal, always travelling from place to place! As you move through country, the type of trees and grasses change, and that determines what you will find, in terms of foods and medicine, or other plants we don’t use. At different times of the year you’ll find beautiful fields of flowers too. On cool mornings you can suck out the nectar of some flowers, before the birds do. Desert oaks are best for shade, they grow together in big numbers, but you don’t find them everywhere. This is an easy story, this is not a story about law. I can tell you.

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal,... Read More

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Wurna Juwal. [44/16] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Wurna Juwal
44/16 (2016)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Wurna Juwal | 44/16
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
70 x 55cm | 27.56 x 21.65in

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Walking up and down, around, always moving, hunting, and waking up next to water. Tracking, thinking, smelling, listening, and, moving. Laying down in the shade. Singing songs in the night time, and telling stories.

Tommy was born in the Great Sandy Desert at a soak called Luturr, near Kurtal.

Yangkunja Hill
289/19 (2019)
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
Yangkunja Hill | 289/19
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
50 x 50cm | 19.69 x 19.69in

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across from Kaningarri, Walmajarri country, close up to here (Fitzroy Crossing). This is the Red Hill too, not the black soil. It’s desert country.

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This is the top hill, the top side has caves there, rock holes. Its an old cliff, little kangaroos live on that cliff and in those caves. People were climbing up into those cliffs looking for those boogie men. Sometimes they find him, sometimes they can’t. That bottom half is the water, coming down those hills. In a dreamtime story they fall over the jiljis below, little short jiljis near a camping place on that side.

This place is half way to Kurtal, not too far from here, across... Read More

Provenance

Mangkaja Art Centre - Fitzroy Crossing
Private Collection - Brisbane

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [310/19] (Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint)

Jilji and Bila
310/19 (2019)
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
Jilji and Bila | 310/19
Etching on Metal/Enamel Spray Paint
50 x 50cm | 19.69 x 19.69in

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal, always travelling from place to place! As you move through country, the type of trees and grasses change, and that determines what you will find, in terms of foods and medicine, or other plants we don’t use. At different times of the year you’ll find beautiful fields of flowers too. On cool mornings you can suck out the nectar of some flowers, before the birds do. Desert oaks are best for shade, they grow together in big numbers, but you don’t find them everywhere. This is an easy story, this is not a story about law. I can tell you.

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This is the sandhill country, jilji, on and on they go. In between the jilji, that is called bila, flat country. The jilji can be close, or the bila might be really wide, a few hundred metres. Someone might have burnt that country before. You burn it, and its easier to catch a feed like lizard, and the bush turkeys fly in from everywhere to eat the exposed insects. Bush turkey, that’s good tucker! After fire, grasses grow back and the trees regenerate. We travel in this country, wurna juwal,... Read More

Provenance

Mangkaja Art Centre - Fitzroy Crossing
Private Collection - Brisbane

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Wurna Juwal. [11/16] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Wurna Juwal
11/16 (2016)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Wurna Juwal | 11/16
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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Walking up and down, around, always moving, hunting, and waking up next to water. Tracking, thinking, smelling, listening, and, moving. Laying down in the shade. Singing songs in the night time, and telling stories.

Tommy was born in the Great Sandy Desert at a soak called Luturr, near Kurtal.

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Wurna Juwal. [296/16] (Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint)

Wurna Juwal
296/16 (2016)
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Paint
Wurna Juwal | 296/16
Etching on Metal/Acrylic Spray Pain…
40 x 40cm | 15.75 x 15.75in

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Walking up and down, around, always moving, hunting, and waking up next to water. Tracking, thinking, smelling, listening, and, moving. Laying down in the shade. Singing songs in the night time, and telling stories.

Tommy was born in the Great Sandy Desert at a soak called Luturr, near Kurtal.

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Murrlowugul. [2/15] (Atelier Acrylic Paint and Felt Tip Pen on Plywood)

Murrlowugul
2/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint and Felt Tip Pen on Plywood
Murrlowugul | 2/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint and Felt Tip …
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This painting is a story about two men who stayed near Pirliwal.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [174/15] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Jilji and Bila
174/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 174/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
40 x 60cm | 15.75 x 23.62in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [197/15] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Jilji and Bila
197/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 197/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Lurrdurd, Jila Ngapa. [4/15] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Lurrdurd, Jila Ngapa
4/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Lurrdurd, Jila Ngapa | 4/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This is the old Dreamtime story about the time when Wangkatjungka and Gooniyandi were living together at this waterhole. The Gooniyandi man came through this country, this jila, near to Kurtal, in the dreamtime.

"He was a real man too, I knew him when I was younger, he was living at Goobadiya station, where that is now, his name was Wilja, I don’t remember his Kartiya name."

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Kurtal. [191/15] (Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood)

Kurtal
191/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Kurtal | 191/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
40 x 60cm | 15.75 x 23.62in

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This painting has song and story, singing and dancing, which is known as Inarra. The painting represents the digging, singing, and dancing that occur when the waterhole is dug. It is a ceremony for digging the jila and bringing the rain.

"On and on, this story has been told and passed on. There’s only three of us now, who were taught by the old people."

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Jilji and Bila
173/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 173/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Jilji and Bila
175/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 175/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

Appeared in these exhibitions

Jilji and Bila
176/15 (2015)
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 176/15
Atelier Acrylic Paint on Plywood
60 x 40cm | 23.62 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [324/15] (Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Plywood)

Jilji and Bila
324/15 (2015)
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 324/15
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Ply…
55 x 40cm | 21.65 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Jilji and Bila
325/15 (2015)
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 325/15
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Ply…
55 x 40cm | 21.65 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji and Bila. [381/15] (Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Plywood)

Jilji and Bila
381/15 (2015)
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Plywood
Jilji and Bila | 381/15
Acrylic Paint Pen on 8mm Marine Ply…
55 x 40cm | 21.65 x 15.75in

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This is the sandhill country, Jilji, which goes on and on. In between the Jilji, that is called Bila, flat country. The Jilji can be close, or further apart. The land may be burnt or with the green grass that comes after. Sometimes there are flowers, Putipula, or different trees and grasses, as well as bushtucker.