Acrylic on Linen

107cmx107cm

This painting represents Marrapinti, west of the Kiwirrkura Community in Western Australia. At Marrapinti the women made nose bones, also known as marrapinti, which are worn through a hole made in these nose web. These nose bones were originally used by both men and women but are now only inserted by the older generation on ceremonial occasions. The women later continued eat passing through Wirrulnga, before travelling north to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay).