Lindsay Bird

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photo by Roy Ryan (copyright). Lindsay Bird Mpetyane

Arrola Art Nanaka Yunga Areteca or Lyndsay Bird Mpetyane was born on Bushy Park Station around 1935 and took the name Bird from the stations owner , Jim Bird. He is an Eastern Anmatyerre speaker, whose traditional country is Aremela, south of Mulga Bore. He is custodian of a snake story which starts at Harper Spring (Erutakuna). The snakes grew up there and were friends and they travelled to Ti-Tree, Aileron, Bushy Park, Aremula and Elgoanna. Elgoanna is a very important site, with connection to Wood Green, Harper Springs, Woola Downs, and Adelaide Bore. Alcoota Creek is the border for Lyndsay's part of the story. His Dreamings are Charpa (Honey Ant), Utnea and Enmalu (different kinds of snakes), Elcudjera (Prickle), Ulkuta (Perentie or Lizard), Kwata (Lizard's Egg), Ulumba (White Tree), Arake and Encelcha (the fruits of the bush plum)

Bush plum 6367

A$10,000

Lindsay Bird Mpetyane
mb6367
Linen 1240*870 mm
painted 1998

The centre concentric circle represents the trunk of the bush plum tree the lines are the trees branches, while the different coloured "lll" shapes reresent the flowers. The dotting represents seeds.

Bush plum ceremony

A$690

Lindsay Bird Mpetyane
mb7008
Cotton duck 610*450 mm

The centre concentric circle represents the trunk of the mulga tree the lines are the trees branches. Many weapons are seen arranged ready for an important ceremony to celebrate the mulga tree.

Spear staightening

A$1350

Lindsay Bird Mpetyane
mb11718
Linen 2 @ 610*610 mm

These are two spear staightening paintings Lindsay competed in 2001. The spears are cut from selected limbs of the mulga tree and straightened over a fire.