Awelye Minnie-pwerle-tag The circles in the work

The circles in the work show the water holes made by this dreaming and the lines are representing sandhills near Kiwirrkura

Pintubi artist

The Dreaming Ancestor is the female Bush Bustard

She grew up living a traditional lifestyle with her family

associated sites and other elements

Awelye Minnie-pwerle-tag The circles in the workMinnie Pwerle: Life and Artistic Legacy Early Life and Background Minnie Pwerle, also known as Minnie Purla or Minnie Motorcar Apwerl, was born between 1910 and 1922. She was a prominent Australian Aboriginal artist from Utopia, Northern Territory (referred to as Unupurna in her local language). Utopia is a cattle station situated in the Sandover area of Central Australia, approximately 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast of Alice Springs. Artistic