Ngarralja Tommy May Yarrnkurnja, the Great Sandy Desert, WA, Australia, 1935-2022
All the Jumu, 2005
Acrylic on canvas
210cm x 150cm
The painting depicts all the waterholes in Tommy May's country in the Great Sandy Desert. The jilji (sandhills) and important waterholes (the circles) make an arresting image. The dots represent...
The painting depicts all the waterholes in Tommy May's country in the Great Sandy Desert. The jilji (sandhills) and important waterholes (the circles) make an arresting image. The dots represent mangarri (bush tucker) that is collected around these vital life-sustaining waterholes.