Travelling Women A15738 Eunice Napanangka Jack The colour black was obtained

The colour black was obtained either from charcoal or over-ripe bush plums

The berries are collected by the Anmatyerre women and are an important food source for the Anmatyerre people

native passionfruit

This region is changed with the spiritual presence of the 'water snake' which lies beneath the surface

Paint was created using coloured ochres mixed with animal fats

Travelling Women A15738 Eunice Napanangka Jack The colour black was obtainedYear: 2009 Size: 121 x 182cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Nellies depiction of Travelling Women, and her country at Kintore approx 530km west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. The painting was passed to Nellie by her mother a Warlpiri woman. It shows the Warlpiri and Luritja women as they travel through their country for looking for water.