Tangentyere Artists

Christmas tree My country celebrating Christmas, bright lights leading Santa to our home. 

Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Wardapi in the dunes by digging out the holes. Sometimes cover one, and Wardapi runs Read more…

Wardapi Jukurrpa, Grace Spencer ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Wardapi in the dunes by digging out the holes. Sometimes cover one, and Read more…

Two stories Maggie has painted the collection of Minkulpa (bush tobacco) and bush medicine. The white dots in the middle of the painting as ashes, the ashes collected from a special tree and are mixed with the bush tobacco before being placed into the inside of the mouth. The grid Read more…

Inma – Three Sisters Ceremony ‘This one Inma – Three Sisters Ceremony – painted up dancing close – all painted with ochre – white feather bound to forehead.’

Mangarri and Necklace Seed Two things – tree roots used for bush medicine with flowers in the background. Mangarri is a kind of Bush Medicine. The plant roots are gathered, ground up and boiled in water. This is used on the skin. You don’t eat this one. Also, the painting has Read more…

Babies First Christmas Babies first Christmas. Laying in coolemon surrounded by native plants. Waiting for family to arrive. 

Ceremony at M’Bunghara, Maryanne Raggett Ceremony on M’Bunghara Creek. The country of M’Bunghara is depicted as a combination of creek and open desert. Maryanne’s ‘landscape’ is scattered with humpies, with people [indicated by U shapes] sitting down around fires [circles surrounded by U shapes], performing Ceremony. This Ceremony is open Read more…

Three houses in Hermannsburg ‘Three houses in Hermannsburg, family houses at Sandhill Camp. That’s like our family area at Hermannsburg. The families are sitting down outside watching tourist cars coming to Alice Springs.’

Two houses in Hermannsburg ‘Two houses in Hermannsburg, family houses at Sandhill Camp. That’s like our family area at Hermannsburg. The families are sitting down outside watching tourist cars coming to Alice Springs.’