Acrylic on linen
Signed certificate of authenticity.
Yarrungkanyi is the Mt Doreen area north west of
Yuendumu. Dreamtime people lived in the area, digging for
‘ngarlajiyi’ (bush carrot [Vigna lanceolata]). In doing so they
created a creek that flows north to Jurlpungu. Women are
shown seated picking ‘ngamirdamirdi’ (lifesaver burr [Sida
platycalyx]), which is a low-growing prickle. The women
would thread the Ngamirdamirdi onto sticks to make hair
combs. The women were travelling south to Yukurra