Boab - Dorothy Forrest Penny K-Lyons

Boab - Dorothy Forrest Penny K-LyonsPainted boab nut. Hand painted by Dorothy Forrest Boab nuts are synonymous with the Kimberley region. Many artists start their careers carving and painting boabs for sale as gifts, decorations and for sharing stories before moving onto painting on canvas and other art forms. Artefacts are made locally by artists and craftspeople, many of whom are Mangkaja artists. Keep an eye out for their paintings in our artwork section.

the dots are yuka (grasses)

Hand-carved by Ralph Green

They names are Evelyn Costaine and Lukey Laurel

that way out in the desert

Trees with waterhole in the middle and pretty flowers all around the waterhole this is my mother and father country

We didn't have sugar in those times

it's a sweet fruit with a strong flavour

This is where I was born

This is my father country there's one waterhole

This is Nigul Nigul waterhole that we been looking for until we found it now we know where is it

This one is rain

Lithograph on 300gsm Paper - 56x76cm