Kuru Ala

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This painting is about my country called Kuru Ala, I’ve been there with my grandmother and other women before – it’s a special country only for women. My grandmother would say, “You can go there and travel through the area, but you shouldn’t stop there, it’s just to visit. It’s a special place where young girls go to become women, they can have special inma (ceremonies) there and have a time for healing”.

Sallyanne Roberts grew up in her grandmother’s country near Nyapari in the APY lands, South Australia. Her grandmother Kunmanara (Wingu) Tingima was a ngangkari (traditional healer) and a famous painter. Sallyanne learnt to paint from her grandmother.