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Kalipinpa – Water Dreaming In this print Mavis Nampitjinpa paints her Tjukurrpa (Dreaming), the Water Dreaming. it’s north of KintoreFor Aboriginal people of the Western Desert, Kapi (water) is a crucial resource for survival. When the rains arrive in the desert the landscape comes to life with all the desert Read more…

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Puli Puli – Rocks Keturah depicts the puli puli (rocks) at two different sites. She paints the landscapes at Haasts Bluff where she grew up and also at Karrkurrutintja (Lake Mcdonald in Pintupi), located west of Kintore along the Western Australia/Northern Territory border. Karrkurrutintja country is an important site of Read more…

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Kuruyultu In this print Eunice depicts her father’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). It shows the country at Kuruyultu, near Tjukurrla in Western Australia. Eunice Napanangka Jack says about the artwork: ‘This is my country. I can’t remember how it all happened, because it happened before I was born. I have a scar on Read more…

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Kuruyultu In this print Eunice depicts her father’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). It shows the country at Kuruyultu, near Tjukurrla in Western Australia. Eunice Napanangka Jack says about the artwork: ‘This is my country. I can’t remember how it all happened, because it happened before I was born. I have a scar on Read more…

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Kuruyultu In this print Eunice depicts her father’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). It shows the country at Kuruyultu, near Tjukurrla in Western Australia. Eunice Napanangka Jack says about the artwork: ‘This is my country. I can’t remember how it all happened, because it happened before I was born. I have a scar on Read more…

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Uwulkari – Watiya Tjuta Mitjili paints her fathers Tjukurrpa, the ceremonial spear straightening in Uwalkari country (Gibson desert region). The Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees) are the trees that are used to make these spears. Uwalkari country is abundant with Watiya Tjuta, as well as sand hills and other plants. Mitjili Read more…

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Uwulkari – Watiya Tjuta Mitjili paints her fathers Tjukurrpa, the ceremonial spear straightening in Uwalkari country (Gibson desert region). The Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees) are the trees that are used to make these spears. Uwalkari country is abundant with Watiya Tjuta, as well as sand hills and other plants. Mitjili Read more…

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Waru at Watarru This painting shows the Waru Tjukurrpa (Fire Dreaming). The place for this Dreaming is Watarru, near Kanpi and Piplitjara in South Australia, near Maralinga and Ochre Valley. It shows the two Jangala were travelling from Yuendumu down south and they were carrying the fire from Yuendumu. They Read more…

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Waru at Watarru This painting shows the Waru Tjukurrpa (Fire Dreaming). The place for this Dreaming is Watarru, near Kanpi and Piplitjara in South Australia, near Maralinga and Ochre Valley. It shows the two Jangala were travelling from Yuendumu down south and they were carrying the fire from Yuendumu. They Read more…

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