Artplace - Jimmy Nerrimah

This country’s name is Purturntartu pirlga jumu ( big soak waterhole) this place is south from Wili jila ( living waterhole) I walk all around here.

This country is Malangarn jumu (Soak water) this place is north from Kumpujarti jumu (soak water). I walked around this place when I was a little boy.

This country name is Yirljin jumu (soak waterhole) my fathers younger brother died here in this place.

This country is Kurrpuji jumu (soak water). My father took me all around this country. To manyjilji (sand hills) all around.

This is Mulurr Mulurr near Kumpujarti jila (living waterhole). We walk all around this country hunting and gathering bush tucker.

This country is Jilarrkujarra pirrlga jumu ( big soak waterhole), its also a living waterhole.

This country name is Wirrikarrijarti jumu (soak waterhole) in Wayampajarti jila (living waterhole) area and near Nyimpi jila (living waterhole).

This country name is Nyimpi jila (living waterhole) this place is west from Wayampajarti jila (living waterhole).

These two countries names are Wurrurrrpirri and Kakiny jila (two living waterholes).

This is a pirnti (clay pan) name for this place is Jayiyirri. During the wet season time this place is filled with water. We go hunting here and gathering bush tucker.

This is Tapu jila (living waterhole) you can’t drink this one, only Wayampajarti jila (living waterhole). All my family come from this country.

This Walypa Jila. It is one of the main waterholes in my country

This is another big jila (living waterhole) in my country. It is near Walypa, in the Wayampajarti area. My father passed away here.

Walypa - jila, waterhole where my mother passed away. we were all together all the family my mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother and grandfather.

Story - After Walypa my family moved to a big waterhole called Warumpajatu, my uncle dived in the waterhole and died in there.

24 Church Street, Perth
Western Australia 6000
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Mulgra Mawukura Jimmy Nerrimah
Jila wanti, Jumu wanti and Pirntirri
Living waterholes, soak waterholes
and open space country

2 - 25 November 2001


	1.Purturntartu PC269/01) acrylic on canvas 35.5x40cm $880	2. Kurrpuji (PC268/01) acrylic on canvas 40x35.5cm $880			3. Malangarn (PC267/01) acrylic on canvas 35.5x40cm $880			4. Yirljin (PC270/01) acrylic on canvas 40x35.5cm $880


	5. Wurrurrpirri and Kakiny (PC370) acrylic on canvas 75.5x121.5cm $4200			6. Jayiyirri (PC371) acrylic on canvas 121x76cm $4200	7. Kumpujarti Country (PC266/01) acrylic on canvas 60.5x75.5cm $2800
									8. Jilarrkujarra (PC265/01) acrylic on canvas 90.5x60.3cm $3100


9. Nyimpi ((PC369) acrylic on canvas 89.5x89.5cm $4000			10. Wirrikarrijarti (PC368) acrylic on canvas 89.5x89.5cm $4000		11. Tapu and Wayampajarti (PC376) acrylic on canvas 182x120cm $10300		12. Walypa (PC387) acrylic on canvas 91x76cm $3800			13. Wajuwaju (PC388) acrylic on canvas 91x76cm $3800


		14. Walypa - jila acrylic on canvas 92x102cm $4200				15. Warumpajatu acrylic on canvas 91x102cm $4200

Living waterholes, soak waterholes and open space country
Mulgra Mawukura Jimmy Nerrimah
Jila wanti, Jumu wanti and Pirntirri
2 - 25 November 2001