Artwork The Desert Ice-Men: More about the painting
From central Australia comes the myth of the Ninya, or desert ice-men, whose hair is made of icicles.
In the summer, the Ninya hide away in their caves, but they emerge on winter evenings and cause cold and frost to fall upon the land.
As sunrise approaches, they rush back to their caves before they melt and this rapid movement creates the icy winds of desert mornings.