* Artist: Maryitjanu Lennon
* Title: Mamungari’nya
* Medium: Acrylic on canvas
* Size: 51 × 102 cm
* ID: KAL MLE 7205P
* Date: 13 August 2010
* Art Centre: Kaltjiti Arts
* Community: Watarru/Officer Creek
* Region: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, South Australia
* Language: Pitjantjatjara
* Born: 9 December 1940
* Artist’s Country/community: Watarru Community, in the far north-west of South Australia
Maryitjanu Lennon is a senior Aboriginal elder who holds extensive cultural knowledge. She was born in the desert and grew up living a traditional nomadic life with her family. Her mother was from Watarru and her father from the north of Watarru around Aralya. As a young woman she travelled extensively through her country with her family, learning about Country, bush foods and cultural traditions. She later became an important member of her community and is recognised for her knowledge of country, family and culture.
One Phoenix Arts acknowledges the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our gallery stands, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the artists and their communities across the Northern Territory, the Kimberley and the deserts, who hold the stories in these works.
