Narpula Scobie Napurrula Australian, Pintupi, b. c. 1950
Narpula Scobie Napurrula Australian, Pintupi, b. c. 1950
acrylic on canvas
61 x 31 cm
NS2209029
This painting relates to the site of Yuwalki, south-east of the Kintore Community. The roundel in the painting represents a rockhole at the site. In ancestral times a group of...
This painting relates to the site of Yuwalki, south-east of the Kintore Community. The roundel in the painting represents a rockhole at the site. In ancestral times a group of women came to this site to perform the songs and dances associated with the area. While in the area, the women gathered large quantities of the edible fruit known as pura, (also known in Pintupi as pintalypa) or bush tomato, from the small shrub Solanum chippendalei. This fruit is the size of a small apricot, and after the seeds have been removed, can be stored for long periods by halving the fruit and skewering them onto a stick. The women also collected mangata (quandong), which is a traditional staple food much sought after throughout this region.