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Acrylic on linen

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This is women hunting for bush foods in the Tanami desert. This is the sacred country of Anmatyerr people and Elsie's dreaming.

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acrylic paint on linen

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Kwaty Anengkerr (water songline) waterholes.
Yuelamu is arguably the driest community in Australia. 
Water is very important and scarce. 
Knowledge of the water, waterholes and their songlines 
is central to Anmatyerr country.
Water dreaming is big and comes from Yuendumu way, north of Yuendumu.  โ€œThey can make big rainโ€. 
This is waterholes. Kwaty Anengkerr 
(water songline).

This is kwaty (water) Anengkerr (songline). 
Yuelamu is arguably the driest community in Australia. 
Water is very important and scarce. 
Knowledge of the water, waterholes and their songlines 
is central to Anmatyerr country. Water dreaming is big and comes from Yuendumu way, north of Yuendumu.  โ€œThey can make big rainโ€. Elsie paints the Pwarl , bush banana in Anmatyerr language.  A green fruit that grows on a vine that are abundant after the rain. Good eating.Kwaty Anengkerr 
(water songline).
This is kwaty (water) Anengkerr (songline). 
Yuelamu is arguably the driest community in Australia. Water is very important and scarce. 
Knowledge of the water, waterholes and their songlines is central to Anmatyerr country.
Water dreaming is big and comes from Yuendumu way, north of Yuendumu.  โ€œThey can make big rainโ€.
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