Papulankutja Artists

Status: Stock 30-40cm length

Status: Stock Locally collected painted tatu/gumnut, ininti seed or quondong seed, pieced with a hot poker.

Digging for Honey Ants This painting is depicting two women (minyma) digging for one of their favourite bush foods, Tjala or honey ants. Found in central Australia the ants construct nests in the red flat sandy soil under trees or bushes. The women look for the camouflaged entrance to the 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 groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…

Wiilu – night bird This painting tells a powerful Dreamtime story from a place called Kiwilin. At Kiwilin lives Wiilu, an old woman bird. Wiilu is closely related to the turkey and holds deep wisdom. This story is set just north of Ngaturn, a place of great significance. Wiilu and Read more…

The perentie man and the tjilkamata woman (goanna and echidna) The Perentie man walked all the way from Warburton, Western Australia to Wattaru in South Australia to meet and marry his promised wife the Echidna woman. After they were married they started to head back to the man’s country in Read more…

Kakalala and Kangka (White Cockatoo and Black Crow) This is a dreamtime story about Kakalala (White Cockatoo) and Kangka (Black Crow). Cockatoo and Crow were the wives of Eagle. One day the wives went off to collect food. Crow was jealous of Cockatoo and she attacked her and broke her Read more…

Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) – Angilyiya Mitchell ‘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 Read more…

Kampurarrpa Piti Kampurarrpa Piti is the name of a rock hole where water can be found. Kampurarrpa means bush tomato or raisin while piti is the word for hole. The rock hole was given this name because it is where Kampurarrpa grows. Traditionally the people would go there for the Read more…

Kakalala and Kangka (White Cockatoo and Black Crow) This is a dreamtime story about Kakalala (White Cockatoo) and Kangka (Black Crow). Cockatoo and Crow were the wives of Eagle. One day the wives went off to collect food. Crow was jealous of Cockatoo and she attacked her and broke her Read more…