Imitjala Curley b. 1953
Ngayuku Ngura - Walytjitjata (My Country - Walytjitjata) by Imitjala Curley, 2022
90.5 x 150 cm
acrylic on linen
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Imitjala's paintings reflect the country where there is plenty of bush tucker. The large roundels represent the piti (traditional bowls) used to collect the figs, bush tomatoes and other bush...
Imitjala's paintings reflect the country where there is plenty of bush tucker. The large roundels represent the piti
(traditional bowls) used to collect the figs, bush tomatoes and other bush
foods (depicted as smaller circles).
Imitjala now shows her daughters and grandchildren how to collect the
bush foods and eat healthily from the land just as she did as a child.
Imitjala is a senior
traditional woman and is the custodian for a number of important Dreaming
stories including the Ngintaka (Perentie Lizard), Ngapari (Sugar
Leaf at Watarru), and the Minyma Kututja of the Walytjitjata Dreaming.
