Tarkunpa (2008) by Mitjili Napanangka Gibson 198x122cm Cat 13569MN

When Mitjili walked around the Wilkinkarra area, one of the main places where she grew up was Parrailpit, a large desert wetland area with many eucalyptus trees.

This painting is about a site within the Wilkinkarra district between Wirnparrku and Kirrakurra submerged in the sandhills among golden spinifex, where Mitjili's father first came into contact with Europeans on horseback. This is also Mitjili's father's country, consisting of low outcrops of oxide sandstone and gibbered claypans. This is also where Mitjili first came into contact with European at this site, as well.