1970
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ingkwelaye (Kurrajong Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects:Atwakeye (Bush Orange), Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Arlatyeye (Pencil Yam) Dreaming, Imuna (Bush Food), Merne Ngkweyang (Kurrajong Seed), Women Collecting Atwakeye (Bush Orange), Women Collecting Bush Tucker, Kangaroo
Pauline began painting for Mbantua Gallery in 2000, alongside many other women from her region. Known for her shyness, she specialises in intricate dot work that depicts stories of women in ceremony or gathering food. Currently, she is focusing on the atwakeye (bush orange) story, which originates from her father's dreaming. Pauline's sisters, Katie and Janie (dec), are also accomplished painters.
Carved from the wood of trees found in Utopia, this sculpture is of a kangaroo which are found and hunted by Pauline and her people in their country, Ingkwelaye (Kurrajong Bore).