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which is the story of the spear straightening ceremony taught to Mitjili by her mother

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru

The stories she painted were passed down through many generations

Then we left for Wili which is the country for the Jukula mob

My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag blankets and clothesIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural