Nyijil Nyijil
Penny K-LYONS (NYANGKARNI): artist
"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 seeds from the Bloodwood tree and put them on their heads as decoration.
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 seeds from the Bloodwood tree and put them on their heads as decoration.
Title
Nyijil Nyijil
Artist/Maker and role
Penny K-LYONS (NYANGKARNI): artist
Date
2020
Medium
acrylic paint on canvas
Measurements
80.0 x 99.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
© Penny K Lyons / Copyright Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0303