Deutscher and Hackett

Warakurna Artists, Western Australia
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
Private collection, United States of America

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warakurna Artists which states in part: 'Tommy Mitchell was born in the desert the Warakurna side of Papulankutja. Tommy's father's country is called Nganturn. This painting depicts an important story from the area called Walu. There were two men and one little boy camping at the Walu rockhole. The men went hunting and left the little boy behind. The men returned with an emu and pulled out its heart. The boy was holding the heart and blood spilt onto the rocks. He ran away with the heart and turned into wind. The emu's blood trail stained the rocks and can still be seen there today.'