Betty Conway Australian, Pintupi / Luritja, b. 1952
Driving Around Ilari Springs, Tempe Downs, 2019
Acyrlic on linen
65.5 x 65.5 cm
841242
We were visiting Illari Spring, and got in the car to drive around, looking for Mingulpa [pituri or native tobacco]. We didn't really find mingulpa, but we found nice perentie....
We were visiting Illari Spring, and got in the car to drive around, looking for Mingulpa [pituri or native tobacco]. We didn't really find mingulpa, but we found nice perentie. We killed him to eat. We went there one day. Sometimes we get a little bit of Mingulpa at the creek on the south side. The galahs are there - they always there. One sitting in a tree, looking for his mate. They always in pairs. Lots of ferals there too - camels, horses - as well as the kangaroos and emus. Important water for everything.