Munjili Rock Holes
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“Mungili rock hole. Big rock hole, big Country. I never see that place. My mother was born [there], her and her grandmother walk through there, they tell me a story [for that place]. Mother born there in the Country Mungili, walking through the bush. There is a camping spot, camping in bush–bush, bush, bush. [Points at painting] This is the lake Country and goes through there.”
- Matthew Mintern Smith
"I've been learning painting, my missus learned me painting, Vivianne Porter, my wife. I was doing painting with them, I was living with Vivianne, my wife, is in the community Jigalong. I've gone to Alice Springs, I've gone to Adelaide for her painting."
Mahew's father is from Jigalong, and speaks Manyjilyjarra. His mother grew up in the bush and eventually moved to Wiluna to start a family. Mahew is the first of his brothers and sisters and went through men's business in Jigalong.
46 cm x 76 cm x 4 cm
Acrylic on Canvas
