Aileen Sandy Australian, Yinjabarni, b. 1951
Jiirda (Increasing Site) , 2021
acrylic and texture on canvas
90 x 90.5 cm
5891-21
This is a special site for our people. A ceremonial place that has been passed down to us from elder to elder. It is a place where people ask for...
This is a special site for our people. A ceremonial place that has been passed down to us from elder to elder. It is a place where people ask for bush tucker in their country. For this to work, we rub the white chalk from Jiirda on our hands then scatter it back onto the Jiirda hill and say where we want the plants to grow.