Bill Whiskey began painting on canvas when he was renowned as a powerful healer and keeper of sacred knowledge in his elder years. The present painting, 'Rockholes Near The Olgas' like many of his other paintings, depicts the Cockatoo Dreaming, which is the creation story of his birthplace, Pirupa Alka (to the west of Uluru and south of the Olgas) and its surroundings. The Cockatoo Dreaming i…

Provenance

The artist, painted at Amunturrungu - Mt Liebig, Northern Territory, 2006; Watiyawanu Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. 77-06142; Alice Springs; Acquired from the above, Private Collection