Out of the Desert: Stories from the Walmajarri Exodus Indigenous Fibre Art Junya Ishigami

Junya Ishigami

She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella

and how the Djambarrpuynu language translation – Yolnu language from North East Arnhem Land – is woven into the design

Author Rob Haysom provides a beautifully written and researched account of Mortensen's entire career and the book is lavishly illustrated

Out of the Desert: Stories from the Walmajarri Exodus Indigenous Fibre Art Junya IshigamiWithin only one generation, the Walmajarri desert dwellers left their traditional lands of the Great Sandy Desert behind to face station life and a world far beyond the sandhills. A compelling collection of art and stories from the Walmajarri people.