Pulpurru Davies, who is Ngaanyatjarra, was born circ.1940 near Yankaltjunku, a rockhole in the north east of the Gibson Desert. Belonging to one of the last hunter-gatherer groups of people living in Australia, Ms. Davies' early life was partly documented in a film by anthropologist Ian Dunlop 'People of the Australian Western Desert; (1966).
The artist is acclaimed further for her painted descriptions of Country and Tjukurrpa - a connectivity to Country through time and space, creation events and spiritual essence; a personal intellectual copyright and continued narration through generations. The sense of connectivity and depth can be seen in Pulpurru Davies markings and use of colour in her paintings
Pulpurru Davies, who has her own Wikipaedia page, has artworks held in State Galleries, the National Gallery of Australia and collections abroad.