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Martilirri, Kalypa, Kartarru single work   art work  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Martilirri, Kalypa, Kartarru
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'This is a well called Martilirri [Well 22]. And around there is also Kalypa [Well 23] and Kartarru [Well 24], in the middle. And in summertime we could stop in those places because they have permanent water. After the rain we could move back to our homeland because the rock holes and soaks would all be filled again. And the footprints are a Dreamtime story of a man looking for a water. Wanti [woman] and a man travelling together and flying. When they checked it, there was no water around that rock hole, and when there was no water they flew. They went forever. That was in the Dreamtime when they were walking around.' (Source: Mira website)

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Date: 2008
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    y separately published work icon Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route Canning Stock Route National Museum of Australia , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2010 6138712 2010 selected work prose art work

    Art exhibition Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route tells the story of the Canning Stock Route's impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. (Source: National Museum Australia website)

    Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2010
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