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Pareroula Pmara (Pareroula Country)
$2,500.00
This one, I been make this other side from Glen Helen, our Country. My Dad’s Country. Past Glen Helen other side, past Two Mile, other side MacDonnell Ranges, that’s my Father’s Country. We having our surname with that Pmara (Country). That Pmara is Pareroula, but we Pareroultja. I made two kangaroo and emu drinking water at waterhole. And bush flowers and two little lyerrtjina (budgies) sitting on the tree. We got lots of bush flowers out there, different ones.
Claire Pareroultja joined the Hermannsburg Potters in 2019. She was born in Hermannsburg / Ntaria and this is her mother’s country. Her Fathers’ country is Pareroula. Before joining the Hermannsburg Potters, Claire had been painting for many years in art centres in Western Australia and also at Tjuwanpa in Ntaria. Transferring her creative skills to pottery has shown off Claire’s talent for painting detailed imagery and her perceptive colour choices. Claire depicts her dreaming, honey ant dreaming, as well as bush tucker and local fauna. She is passionate about sharing stories about her Country and is a detailed knowledge holder for her community. Most recently, Claire’s work was exhibited at the Indian Ceramics Triennale in 2024.
