Eileen Womberra Mbitjana

2018, acrylic on linen
56 x 56 cm
Cat No. 9635-18

We Are Always Making Something From What We Have, 2019
Yarrenyty Arltere Artists & Tangentyere Artists

Akalparre, Eileen’s Father’s Country, south and a little west of Barrow Creek. Akalparre is the heartland of Kaytetye culture and language, and Eileen is a senior Law woman for the Kaytetye community, fluent in the language. Ankweleyelengkwe is strongly associated with the Bush Plum, a name used for two species, Ahakeye and Nkwerleye. Here Eileen has painted the Bush Plum trees and the waterholes in the area that are so essential for life.