Title: Mountain Devil Lizard, size 1200x1800

Dreaming: This Paining depicts the thorny skin of the  Mountain Devil lizard ~ Arnkerrthe.

The thorny lizard is sacred to Gloria and the people of Atnangkere country, in the dreamtime the Arnkerrthe traveled over Gloria's country creating scared sites, songs and other dreaming stories. The Thorny devil lizard plays a huge part in the woman's ceremonies. 

Artist's Language/Country: Anmatyerre/Antnangkere NT.

Born c. 1940, Mosquito Bore, Utopia, NT

Painted: 2015/Code:  PPFA2021-103

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas.
Signed on back, Photograph of Artist with Completed Work and Certificate of Authenticity