Salt lake between the Wanarn and Mantamaru turnoff
Leshell McLean
wool and acrylic stitching on stretched hessian
26 x 52cm
Minyma Kutjara Arts Project
MYK09-24
$1,000.00
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There is a salt lake between the Wanarn and Mantamaru turnoff, where there is a water tank with a windmill and the camels come to drink. Sometimes we camp at this salt lake and go hunting for rabbits and dig for maru (witchetty grub).
Leshell Kathy McLean was born in Kalgoorlie and belongs to the Ngaanyatjarra language and cultural group. She was brought up in Warburton where she lived with her family Queenie, Damion and Norma McLean. Leshell is an emerging artist with the Minyma Kutjara Arts Project. Her artworks retell childhood stories of the country where she spent weekend camping trips with her extended family.
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