My Country MK17896 Dr George Ward Tjapaltjarri This painting shows the iconography

This painting shows the iconography of the desert oakwood trees

This iconography is painted primarily across the women’s upper torso for ceremonial purposes

The oval shapes in her paintings are an iconographic representation of the swamps and lakes near Nyrripi (Talarada) north west of Mount Liebig

Size: 40 x 70cm

My Country MK17896 Dr George Ward Tjapaltjarri This painting shows the iconographyYear: 2013 Size: 89 x 90cm acrylic on linen In this painting Maureen has depicted the country surrounding her homelands at Yuelamu, 290 km northwest of Alice Springs in Central Australia, also known as Mt Allan. The story was passed to her by her mother and shows the topographical layout of the land and water holes that play a vital source to the traditional Aboriginal people. The locations of various waterway and water sources were taught to children