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Tali at Kungkayunti This painting shows the birds eye view of the tali tali (sandhills) at Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). This is the country of Joe Tjakamarra Multa, the father of Douglas Multa, Agnes Multa, Lisa Multa, Alison Multa, Rephina Multa, Benita Multa and Patricia Multa and the grandfather to their Read more…

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Sandra Pula Teece – Bush Medicine Plants This is Antarrengeny Country, sandhill country, my fathers country.  After rain the sandhills are abundant with flowers, grasses and bush medicine plants. This painting depicts the landscape filled with arrwelth (Parakeelya flowers), alekw (Acacia plants) and aywert (spinifex grass).

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Athe Kusi The weather so beautiful over the weekend that my husband and I decided to take our grandchildren on the dinghy to Merad. As soon as we arrived, the children played on the beach and went for a swim in the clear waters. While swimming, our grandchildren saw something Read more…

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The Ngaanyatjarra Lands ‘The Ngaanyatjarra Lands’, Craig Morrison is predominantly a landscape artist depicting vibrant scenes from across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Craig is a self taught landscape painter taking inspiration from the Hermannsburg movement. Craig’s paintings are a celebration of the seasonal changes which bring vast site of sandhills and Read more…

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Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion).  The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…

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Minyma Kutjarra – (Two Sisters) ‘Minyma Kutjara’ (Two Ladies), is a popularly depicted story by women from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. The painting has different chapters depending on where the artist is from and the inherited story of their ancestors.  we see the ladies sitting together at their camp situated among Read more…

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Djerrk (Bush String Bag) Djerrk (Bush String Bag) is a flexible, open weave bag made from the bark of Balgurr (red-flowered Kurrajong) but can also be made using Banyan Tree or the Cocky Apple Tree. The bark is harvested by cutting sections of the tree from the trunk. Depending on Read more…

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Woven Mat Yolŋu weavers of Arnhem Land create utilitarian, ceremonial, and decorative pieces using naturally sourced materials. This mat is made from young Pandanus spiralis leaves, harvested with a wooden hook, stripped of prickles, and dried to create strong, resilient fibres. These fibres are then twisted, coiled, or woven using Read more…

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