Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Status: Stock Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading assorted designs
Name: Matthew Mintern
Language: Manjilyajarra
Biography:
"I've been learning painting, my misses learned me painting, Vivianne Porter, my wife. I was doing painting with them, I was living with Vivianne my wife, in the community Jigalong. I've gone to Alice Springs, I've gone Adelaide for her painting."
Matthew's father is from Jigalong, and speaks Manyjilyjarra. His mother grew up in the bush and eventually moved to Wiluna to start a family. Matthew is the first of his brothers and sisters and went through mens business in Jigalong.
Status: Stock Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading Handwoven woven raffia necklace with beading assorted designs
Travelling along the road This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era one’s survival depended on their intimate knowledge of the location of Read more…
Kipara (Australian bustard, bush turkey) Kipara (Australian Bustard, bush turkey) are ground-dwelling, large, speckled grey-brown birds found in the plains of the Western Desert and across northern Australia. Kipara fly long distances in the search Read more…