Pija was born in the desert, near Kunawarritji Community (also known as Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route). This artwork illustrates the sandhills and the vegetation that grows in the desert around Kunawarritji.
Name: Peter Pija Tinker
Language: Manyjilyjarra
Biography:
Pija was born in the desert, near Kunawarritji. He grew up in Marble Bar and went to school there. Later he moved to Jigalong, and worked as a stockmen on Hillside, Balfour Downs Station. Pija's country is Kunawarritji.
Untitled (Jila) Most often explored in Doreen’s works are the motifs of her everyday modern Aboriginal community life; the animals hunted and plants gathered for bush tucker, the cars and aeroplanes used to travel to Read more…
Untitled (Jila) Most often explored in Doreen’s works are the motifs of her everyday modern Aboriginal community life; the animals hunted and plants gathered for bush tucker, the cars and aeroplanes used to travel to Read more…
Untitled Most often explored in Doreen’s works are the motifs of her everyday modern Aboriginal community life; the animals hunted and plants gathered for bush tucker, the cars and aeroplanes used to travel to the Read more…