Yimiri
2008
- Medium
- synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- Measurements
- 125.0 × 295.4 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Punmu, Western Australia
- Accession Number
- 2011.280
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2011
© Muni Rita Simpson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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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).