SADIE NAKAMARRA PADOON

This painting depicts the natural landscape around Nyirrpi, a small Warlpiri community (originally an outstation) about 160 kilometres west of Yuendumu About 200 people live in Nyirrpi today The bush around Nyirrpi features plenty of watiya (trees), marna (grass), kuyu (animals) to hunt , and ‘miyi’ (edible plants) to gather

There are a number of beautiful natural features close to Nyirrpi, including sandhills , soakages, and Karrku (Mt Stanley), a large flat-topped hill that is an important source of red ochre used during ceremonies There are also a number of small outstations around Nyirrpi These include Wayililinpa, Yinjirimardi, Karrinyarra (Mt Wedge) Nginyirripalangu and many more