Pirlinyanu (2004) Diptych with 8523JR by Julie Nangala Robertson, Cat 8524JR

This is a lovely diptych with Cat 8524JR, each panel measuring 30x60cm, priced individually.

The subject matter is Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming), which is associated with her father’s traditional country of Pirlinyanu, a rocky outcrop in the Tanami Desert, west of Yuendumu and towards the WA border.

This rocky country with its significant waterholes and plentiful bush tucker is one of many significant locations for the Water Dreaming because if you know which rocks to move you always have access to fresh water in the deep natural occurring wells of Pirlinyanu. Without this knowledge one could imagine there was no water in this desert landscape.