Watiya Juta A16570 Place of Stones' | Barney Ellaga It is used as a

It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry coolamons and water carriers

other weapons and dancing boards for ceremonies and is good for burning on the fire as rain cannot extinguish the burning Wakirlpirri wood

'There were Two Kangaroos sleeping

After this the leaves are mixed with kangaroo fat to make a paste

The painting was passed to Nellie by her mother a Warlpiri woman

Watiya Juta A16570 Place of Stones' | Barney Ellaga It is used as aYear: 2009 Size: 120 x 180cm acrylic on linen Mitjili Napurrula is a Pintupi woman from the Haasts Bluff region, located 200 km west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. She was half sister to renowned artist Turkey Tjupurrula Tolson (dec) and was also a custodian of the Kulata (Spear) Tjukurrpa dreaming story. This painting is Mitjili Napurrulas depiction of the traditional story Watiya Juta. This painting shows the iconography of the desert