Bush Turkey Dreaming – Wardilyka Jukurrpa

This dreaming tells about the bush turkey. It is a big bird that flies around from place to place searching for food. They eat insects. The men hunted for the turkeys with boomerangs. The men hunt together to catch the turkeys.

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Medium: Painting
850 x 500mm Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2018
SKU: 131-18

Description

This dreaming tells about the bush turkey. It is a big bird that flies around from place to place searching for food. They eat insects. The men hunted for the turkeys with boomerangs. The men hunt together to catch the turkeys.

Additional information

Weight 0.8 kg

About Beth Nungarrayi Patrick Barnes

Beth is an older lady from the Warnayaka sub tribe of Warlpiri.  Their lands are in the north eastern part of the Tanami Desert.  Nungarrayi has lived in Lajamanu and raised her children and grandchildren here.  When she was a little younger she would spend many hours at the art centre painting until the cares and responsibilities of grandchildren over took her life.