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Yimiri
2008

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
125.0 × 295.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2011
© Muni Rita Simpson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

Gallery location
Gallery 3
Ground Level, NGV Australia

 

About this work

Yimiri is an important yinta (fresh water) and is the larger of two soaks in the middle of a big warla (salt lake), which is part of the Percival Lakes. The site is surrounded by tuwa (sand hills) that you have to walk over to get to the yinta. As the artist stated, ‘There is a story about a big jila [snake] at Yimiri, so you need to be careful out there.’ Martu people were walking here in pujiman (bush) days – families would come and clean the grass out of the yinta to get the fresh kupi (water).

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Punmu, Western Australia

Accession Number
2011.280

Department
First Nations Australia

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