PAINTING THEMES:
Ngarrankarni [Dreamtime] stories
Parrjalpartu [mother and father's country]
Mayita [mother and brother's country]
Tapu jila [permanent waterhole]
Features in the landscapes: pamarr [hills and rock country] in Wayampajarti country; [permanent waterholes] from Wayampajarti and surrounding country; jilajiwari [rockholes]; one main ceremoinial jiwari in Wayampajarti; Jilji [sanddunes] from Wayampajarti and surrounding country
I was born at Tapu in the Great Sandy desert around 1929. Tapu is my father's country and Kurtal is my mother's country. My parents died when I was a baby. I grew up at Wayampajarti and that is my country now. I don’t remember my mummy or daddy. They passed away in the desert. When I was crawling my sister-in-law Trixie took me to Christmas Creek. I was promised to one old man who had two wives. We had no clothes when we went in. We were frightened of the Station Manager so we ran away from that place. Two times we ran away to the desert.
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