Art Centre notes:
The bag is made of natural raffia / jute / sea chord / seeds.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. It has a thin / thick plaited strap.
The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 20 x 20cm
Length of strap: 37cm
Art Centre notes:
The basket is made of natural raffia / jute / shells.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 14 x 33cm
Art Centre notes:
The bag is made of natural raffia / sea chord / shells.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. It has a thin / thick plaited strap.The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 13 x 26cm
Length of strap:
Art Centre notes:
The bag is made of natural raffia / sea chord / shells.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. It has a thin / thick plaited strap. The strap is adjustable closed at the end.The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 11 x 24cm
Length of strap: 56cm
walk about where lagau garthau maza (shallow iron dry tide) look around for fish and seafood. The best time to start walking on the reef is when going down low tide where you have more possible time for catch kaikai (seafood). collecting shells or use koon for bait (flour dough) to catch fish from inside dun (lagoon).
Art Centre notes:
The basket is made of natural raffia / jute / shells.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 12 x 24cm
Length of strap:
Walk bout lor buthu (beach) look round for kulap (match box seed) hide between thagau niss, lying on the beach shoreline, sometimes you need a stick or rake to move the thagau niss so you can see them kulap washed up on the shore.
Art Centre notes:
The basket is made of natural raffia / jute / sea chord / shells.
It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Size of bowl: 11 x 20cm
Length of strap: 9cm
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories, the artists paint their country where those stories sit.
This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family for ceremonies, and maintaining a connection with the land.
“This is my country, my view of country.”
I still hunt my Grand Mothers country for goanna, bush medicine and yams.
I hunt all year round, hunting and walking through the country makes me happy. When I look at the distant hills I can feel my grandmother. Bush flowers are everywhere.
Painting my grandmother’s country reminds about those times.
The artists of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
These bush flowers grow seasonly in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies.
“When I go out hunting, I like to see all the bush flowers that are flowering and then when I come back, I paint them.”