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Born C.1934 on the banks of the Stuart Creek on the northern edge of the Great Sandy Desert, the artists spent her childhood in Jaru Country South East of Halls Creek. Much of her adult life was spent working as a station cook and housekeeper on pastoral stations in the East Kimberley. In the mid 70’s the introduction of the Equal Rights Bill for the Aboriginal workforce meant that many Aboriginal employees were forced off stations in the town settlements such as Halls Creek. Nellie lived here for some time before moving to the Kununurra areas with her husband George wallaby, where both began to paint full time. This work depicts the flowers of the Gulibi tree, jaru for bush banana. Bulibi are a favoured bush food in Jaru country where the artists grew up. All the children used to walk around looking for the trees to climb for the fruit. The four dotted ovals are coolamons full of picked flowers.
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