Nyijil Nyijil - Penny K-Lyons, 2024 Scarf

Nyijil Nyijil - Penny K-Lyons, 2024 Scarf"Tutujarti trees (desert walnut tree) and Yarun (blood wood) all around the big waterhole called Nyijil Nyijil, that way out in the desert; That's my family country, my family comes from the desert. The waterhole is from rainwater" Turtujarti trees are valuable for their walnuts, which can be eaten when cooked, and also used for a black dye or paint. Yarun wood is used for making coolamon, source of Bloodwood Apple, bush honey. The women get gum and

60 x 60cm

This jila (living water) is big sister to Winpa

I stay there for three or four years just to get back on my feet again

plenty of bush tucker

When the waterholes get's dry the camels lives on these flowers to keep themselevs life and going till next wet season

flowers and trees

Hand-carved by Jasmine Carter

The last time he ran away

This painting is all about bush food in my country in the goldfield when we go out hunting we all way get bush tucker take them back to the dinner camp and have a good feed the trees l paint the fruit grows in these tress and yam

Pinti Lake

a dillibag and a digging stick

He worked every day getting water and pouring into trough