Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Tjala / Honey Ants This ceramic basket was hand built by Lynette to her own design. Tjala or honey ants live in nests about a metre underground beneath mulga trees, and they are a highly favoured food source. The tjala tunnels that lead down to the ants’ nests are called nyinantu, and Read more…
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters Kungkarangkalpa means the Seven Sisters. This is an extensive creation story that relates to the Pleiades constellation in the southern hemisphere. The story traverses Australia taking on different forms, however local women are privy to the part of the story which takes place in the country Read more…
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Tjala / Honey Ants Tjala or honey ants live in nests about a metre underground beneath mulga trees, and they are a highly favoured food source. The tjala tunnels that lead down to the ants’ nests are called nyinantu, and the larvae are called ipilyka-ipilyka. After the rain when the ground is Read more…
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Artists of Ampilatwatja
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Ntang Native Seeds The seeds are collected under a tree by laying a tarp on the ground and hitting the tree continuously until most of the seeds have fallen. Once the seeds are collected they are then ground with a mortar and grinding stone. A number of these grinding stones Read more…
MOWANJUM ART AND CULTURE CENTRE
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Wandjina, Gyorn Gyorn & Unguds (cloud and rain spirits, Bradshaw & totems) The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the people of Mowanjum. The Wandjinas brought the law, culture and language. The people of Mowanjum believe that the first Wandjina was called Idjair who lives in the Milky Way and Read more…
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Nintitjaku Tjunkaya is a proficient writer in her own language, Pitjantjatjara and a highly respected senior leader. She is known throughout the region for her leadership particularly in regards to education policy and cultural maintenance. She had written widely on the history of her life, Ernabella and the art centre. Read more…
Ernabella Arts Inc.
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Wira Walka Wira is a small cup-like digging bowl or multi-purpose object. In the early days this walka (design) was burnt with wire on to wooden carvings, particularly onto the wira. This association with women has seen the wira walka take on an identity as a female design. It is Read more…