114882236782

Published by on

Kali ~ Boomerang

              

Known collectively as punu, the carvings of Anangu (Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people) have their beginnings in the Tjukurpa when the Creation Ancestors fashioned the first weapons and tools, setting down the laws and conventions of their design.

The Central and Western Desert kali or boomerang is a non-returning one and usually crafted from wanari, mulga wood. It is used for hunting and fighting and in pairs as a percussive instrument for inma or ceremony. Size and shape differ according to the individual craftsman.

Danny Fox created a powerful pair that is not only used for hunting but also as a traditional instrument in ceremony.

                                                         

                                                

Categories: Maruku Arts

Name: Danny Fox

Language: Pitjantjatjara

Community: Kalka

Biography:

Danny Fox is wati Anangu, an Aboriginal man from the Western Desert area of Australia. He was born in 1984 and is based in Kalka (Anangu Pitjantjatjarra Yankunytjara Lands, SA) and Wingellina (Ngaanyatjarra Lands, WA) which are located in the far eastern side of Western Australia on the Tri- State border. Danny was a student at Pipalyatjara Anangu School and later attended Yirara College in Alice Springs. He comes from a long carving tradition and is an enthusiastic musician. Danny’s father is Albert Fox and his mother is Yangi Yangi Fox, who are both senior leaders, Maruku Arts Directors and esteemed carvers. Danny spent a lot of time as a child at Malara homelands near Pipalyatjara with his grandmother Niningka Lewis who is a prolific artist in punu-making, ceramics and painting. Danny has many Senior Law Men as mentors who are passing the sacred men's designs, tjukurpa and knowledge of punu (wood carving) to him. 

In 2003 he gained skills in operating gem cutting and polishing machinery working with locally mined chrysoprase.

He has also worked with Nganampa Health as an Environmental Health Assistant and is currently employed by Women's Council as field officer for the youth program in Pipalyatjara.

Related Posts

Maruku Arts

11483999382

Status: Stock Timpilypa ~ Music Sticks Known collectively as punu, the carvings of Anangu (Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people) have their beginnings in the Tjukurpa when the Creation Ancestors fashioned the first weapons and tools, setting down the laws Read more…

Maruku Arts

114881884327

Piti ~ Collecting Bowl   The piti or wooden bowl is a woman’s traditional carrying vessel for food and water.  Together with a wana or mulga wood digging stick and a wira, a smaller version Read more…

Maruku Arts

114881706316

Ngura Talitja – Sand Dune Country Walka is Desert design and inextricably linked with Tjukurpa: the Law and way of life of Anangu (Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people). The symbols were traditionally used in cave, ground and body paintings, Read more…

© the artist / art centre