John (Prince) Siddon Australian, Walmjarri, b. 1974
Canning Stock Route Story, 2020
acrylic paint on canvas
120 x 120 cm
215/220
This is about what happened to my ancestors along the Canning Stock Route. Jumu Soak is temporary source of underground water. A Jumu soak fills up with water in the...
This is about what happened to my ancestors along the Canning Stock Route. Jumu Soak is temporary source of underground water. A Jumu soak fills up with water in the wet season and gradually dries out so that only a person with expert local knowledge could judge whether an apparently dry Jumu is likely to yield water after being dug out.