Swamps near Nyrripi A14373 Minnie Pwerle She has fond memories of

She has fond memories of this time in her childhood which is reflected in her bright and vibrant paintings

Still to this day many Aboriginal people that live in the desert rely on traditional bush food as a part of their diet

This is Angelina’s depiction of ‘Anwekety’ or Bush Plum

Size: 117 x 91cm

Swamps near Nyrripi A14373 Minnie Pwerle She has fond memories ofSize: 120 x 180cm acrylic on linen Ngoia paints her fathers country, which is a sacred Warlpiri territory. The oval shapes in her paintings are an iconographic representation of the swamps and lakes near Nyrripi (Talarada) north west of Mount Liebig, approx 200kms west of Alice Springs. The fine detailed dots represent the water drying up and the cracks in the ground forming.