Artiste : Jakayu Biljabu (1936)

Titre de l'œuvre : Pitu (Separation Well)

Format : 76 x 46 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Martumili

Référence de cette peinture : 19-1154

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Jakayu primarily paints her country around the Canning Stock Route. In the pujiman (nomadic bush) era, she travelled with her family through the land collecting wilyki (seeds). The circular forms depicted here represent special areas where grasses and wiylki can be found, or they symbolise different waterholes or camps.

Rock holes, waterholes, soaks and springs were all extremely important sites for Martu people during the pujiman era, with many important jukurrpa (dreamtime stories) chronicling the creation of these landmarks. In the past the Martu lived nomadically, moving from water source to water source, and hunting and gathering bush tucker as they went. They would traverse very large distances annually, visiting specific areas in the dry and wet season depending on the availability of water.

© Photo Aboriginal Signatrure Estrangin Gallery, and text with the courtesy of the Artist and Martumili Arts