Artist : GEMMA GALOVA
Title : Mangkayi
Size/Medium : 910x610mm: Acrylic on canvas Painting

Gemma has depicted country south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Mangkayi and is her grandmother’s (Bai Bai) country. This painting depicts the variety of seeds that can be found in this country such as tjirrilpatja (bush carrots) and Kantjilyi (bush raisin). ” The women are cooking them on little stones”.