Ngamurru
Katjarra BUTLER: artist
“These waterholes are of Ngamurru. Ngamurru is my home. It is not like a spring - the waterhole dries out after a while. At these waterholes, many women were staying here for a short while in the creation time (Dreamtime).These women were Nangala, my mothers. Another group of women, a group of Nungurrayi and Nangala were travelling to Marrpirnti/Kiwirrkura while the Nangala women were at Ngamurru. At Ngamurru the Nangala women collected, cooked and ate the bush tucker wanpurru that goes on sandhills. They then set off to the east to Papun and Ngartan.
Title
Ngamurru
Artist/Maker and role
Katjarra BUTLER: artist
Date
2018
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Measurements
146 x 120.5 cm
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
© Katjarra Butleri / Copyright Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0350