Walu Rockhole Dreaming, Emu heart, the boy who turned into wind

$7,800.00

This painting depicts a story from the Walu rockhole. There were two men and one little boy camping at the rockhole. The men went hunting and the little boy stayed. The men returned with an emu and pulled out its heart. The boy was holding the heart and blood spilt out onto the rocks. He ran away with the heart and turned into wind. The emu’s blood trail stained the rocks and it can stilll be seen there today. 

Dianne Golding was born near Warburton at a waterhole called Katartirn and now lives in Warakurna. Her mother is Warakurna Artists well-known painter Carol Maanyatja Golding. Dianne paints Karlaya (Emu) Tjukurrpa, Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) and Tjukurrpa Patirlpa Wati (Parrot Men). She is a keen Tjanpi Weaver as well and her sculptural work has been shown in several exhibitions.