Beverly Downs Yankunytjatjara, b. 1966
on linen
59 7/8 x 48 in
This work is about my culture and language, Yankunytjatjara culture. I am a proud Yankunytjatjara woman. My family has been
Yankunytjatjara people. Our language is different to Pitjantjatjara. Most people speak Pitjantjatjara these days, and I like spending time with the few family members that still speak Yankunytjatjara and teaching the young ones about our language.
I am painting a lot of the trees, grasses and their seeds that are specific to my language and region.
There are many words in Yankunytjatjara that come directly from the trees, and I want to paint them to keep them strong and alive for the next generation.
Palya.
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