Mens Collective

This painting depicts Possum Tjukurrpa (dreaming), Kayman's Tjukurrpa which he traces from North-West of Papunya, the country of his Mothers ancestors. Each of the colours represent different elements of the Possums habitat whilst he hunts for ants. The yellow and the red represent Tali (sandhills), the green represents Tjanpi (spinifex) and the blue represents Kapi (water).

In this painting, Snowy is depicting women sitting around a Honey Ant (Tjupi) hive, digging for the sweet bush food. There are lots of kids waiting around for them to find some. The horseshoe shapes represent the women and children, where the straight lines represent their digging sticks (kuturru). The circular shapes represent the ants' hive. Tjupi have special significance for Papunya, which is a Honey Ant Dreaming (Tjupi Tjukurrpa) site, part of a larger story that runs from South Australia to Papunya.

In this painting, Snowy is depicting women sitting around a Honey Ant (Tjupi) hive, digging for the sweet bush food. There are lots of kids waiting around for them to find some. The horseshoe shapes represent the women and children, where the straight lines represent their digging sticks (kuturru). The circular shapes represent the ants' hive. Tjupi have special significance for Papunya, which is a Honey Ant Dreaming (Tjupi Tjukurrpa) site, part of a larger story that runs from South Australia to Papunya.

In this painting, Snowy is depicting women sitting around a Honey Ant (Tjupi) hive, digging for the sweet bush food. There are lots of kids waiting around for them to find some. The horseshoe shapes represent the women and children, where the straight lines represent their digging sticks (kuturru). The circular shapes represent the ants' hive. Tjupi have special significance for Papunya, which is a Honey Ant Dreaming (Tjupi Tjukurrpa) site, part of a larger story that runs from South Australia to Papunya.

In this painting, Snowy is depicting women sitting around a Honey Ant (Tjupi) hive, digging for the sweet bush food. There are lots of kids waiting around for them to find some. The horseshoe shapes represent the women and children, where the straight lines represent their digging sticks (kuturru). The circular shapes represent the ants' hive. Tjupi have special significance for Papunya, which is a Honey Ant Dreaming (Tjupi Tjukurrpa) site, part of a larger story that runs from South Australia to Papunya.

In this painting, Snowy is depicting women sitting around a Honey Ant (Tjupi) hive, digging for the sweet bush food. There are lots of kids waiting around for them to find some. The horseshoe shapes represent the women and children, where the straight lines represent their digging sticks (kuturru). The circular shapes represent the ants' hive. Tjupi have special significance for Papunya, which is a Honey Ant Dreaming (Tjupi Tjukurrpa) site, part of a larger story that runs from South Australia to Papunya.

This painting tells the story of Tjilirra (traditionally carved tools). On one side of the painting is a kali, and on the other a 'number seven' boomerang. In the centre of the canvas is a coolamon (carrying dish). Once essential items for survival in the western desert, these items still hold value today as powerful symbols of protection.

This painting tells the story of Tjilirra (traditionally carved tools). On one side of the painting is a kali, and on the other a 'number seven' boomerang. In the centre of the canvas is a coolamon (carrying dish). Once essential items for survival in the western desert, these items still hold value today as powerful symbols of protection.

Here Duncan has painted the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) he inherits from his Grandfather Turkey Toulson. Turkey was a pioneer of the Western Desert Dot painting movement and more specifically of works with strong line work.

Here Duncan has painted the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) he inherits from his Grandfather Turkey Toulson. Turkey was a pioneer of the Western Desert Dot painting movement and more specifically of works with strong line work.

Herman is telling the story of the Tjupi or Honey Ants. The story of the Honey Ant is told across the Northern Territory and into South Australia. Not only a highly favoured food source, the Honey Ant is an important link between the Anangu people’s mythology and inter-dependence on the environment. The Honey Ant Ancestors are strongly associated with the country around Papunya. When Aboriginal people go looking for Honey Ants they look for ant tunnels that lead down to the ants’ nest, about a metre under Mulga trees. The Honey Ant tunnels that lead down to the ant's nests are called nyinantu and the larvae are called ipilyka-ipilyka. When they find them, they shovel and dig down, following the tunnels to find the Honey Ants inside. They suck the honey nectar from the abdomen of the Honey Ant.The circles in this dreaming often represent sites where the people are digging for honey ants, with the U shapes being people.

This painting depicts the marapulpa tjukurrpa - spider dreaming. This dreaming tracks tunnels dug by spiders from a site north-west of Yuendemu to a place west of Kintore. These tunnels allowed ancestral wallabies to travel from one place to the other. Selwyn inherited this story from his late grandfather, Willy Nakanbala Tjungurrayi. Tjungurrayi and Tjapaltjarri men are custodians for this story.

This painting depicts a rockhole or waterhole in the Western Desert country. The rockhole is represented by the concentric circles, and the dots represent the new growth that comes from the water.

In this work Leemyn has depicted hunting on his Country. He depicts Tjilirra (traditionally carved tools). Once essential items for survival in the western desert, these items still hold value today as powerful symbols of protection.

This is a painting of Pilkati Kutjarra Tjukurrpa (Two Snake Dreaming) passed to the artist from his fathers younger brother Roley Major, who is indeed depicted in the work. In anangu (Aborginal) conceptions of family, Roley is the artists father. Two Tjangala men are seated at Lake McDonald near to Kintore facing eachother. Between them is a water hole. Behind them are series of Tali (sand dunes) and to the sides of them are formations of dry sand. The two men and the two snakes are one in the same: they are simultaneously men and snakes. They are extremely powerful and possess the will to bring rain, summon the bush tucker to grow and change colours. If someone lights a fire they can send strong winds, causing the fire to spread.

This painting depicts water dreaming at Kalipinypa. The painting tells the story of an important rain making ceremony involving the rainmakers to invoke storms. Kalipinypa is a powerful storm that brings lightning, thunderclouds and rain to rejuvenate the earth, filling rock holes, clay pans and creeks. It has the power to create new life and growth upon the land. If present, the circles represent kapi tjukitji (rock holes) and the meandering lines depict the water flowing throughout the country and between waterholes. Background dotting represents the rejuvenating effect the rain has on the land, bringing out the bush food plants and providing easy access to water.

This painting is inspired by the work of Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri, also titled Honey Ant Hunt and depicts the totemic dreaming ancestors for Papunya, the honey ant. Anderson is taught this dreaming story from his father Bruce Inkamala who is the grandson of Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri.