Ikuntji Artists
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Bush Trip “When we were kids we used to go for bush trip in the afternoon. We would jump on the back of the ute and drive out to go swimming at the dam. It was such a wonderful time.”
Bush Trip “When we were kids we used to go for bush trip in the afternoon. We would jump on the back of the ute and drive out to go swimming at the dam. It was such a wonderful time.”
Ininti at Muruntji This painting depicts the bush seeds that come from the ininti tree (batwinged coral tree). The tree is native to the Western Desert of Central Australia, growing in sand around creek beds. The ininti grow abundantly in Read more…
Kakalyalya Tjukurrpa – White Cocky Dreaming In the artist’s words: This is the story in my father’s country of Pirrupa Kaala. It is the story of the white cocky (circle middle on top) with mako (witchetty grubs) in its mouth. Read more…
Papa Tjukurrpa – Dog Dreaming The story of this painting is Papa Tjukurrpa – Dog Dreaming. The country for this Tjukurrpa is at Nyuman, three hours south-west of Kintore. It is a little outstation. The dog lives at this place Read more…
Papa Tjukurrpa – Dog Dreaming The story of this painting is Papa Tjukurrpa – Dog Dreaming. The country for this Tjukurrpa is at Nyuman, three hours south-west of Kintore. It is a little outstation. The dog lives at this place Read more…
Yalka at Karinyarra This is the story of the Napaltjarri women digging for yalka (bush onion) in Karinyarra (Mount Wedge) country. Karinyarra is a two-hour drive from Haasts Bluff and is the country of Japaltjarri men and Napaltjiarri women. The circle Read more…
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 Read more…
Little Boy – My Dog “I did a drawing of my dog. He’s called Little Boy. He follows my everywhere and looks after me.”
Yalka at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion Dreaming at Lake Macdonald) Daphne was passed down the right to paint the Yalka Tjukurrpa at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion dreaming at Lake Macdonald) from her grandmother, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. Narputta, who was a founding member Read more…
Yalka at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion Dreaming at Lake Macdonald) Daphne was passed down the right to paint the Yalka Tjukurrpa at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion dreaming at Lake Macdonald) from her grandmother, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. Narputta, who was a founding member Read more…