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Andy Tjilari 0006 ON HOLD | |||||||||||
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Andy Tjilari
Wati Nyiru Acrylic on canvas 2010 42x32" / 107x81cm Wati Nyiru is a powerful man who chases the Seven Sisters (Kungkarangkalpa) across Australia and finally into the sky, where he forms the Orion constellation. Many paintings about the seven sisters focus on the women's journey, however in this painting Andy has depicted Wati Nyiru alone with the objects that he carries with him and uses on his quest to catch the seven sisters. The objects depicted are his spear, woomera, boomerang and magic feather headdress. Wati Nyiru dancing and moving around with the objects. He is calling and singing to the sisters to come out of there hiding place at Walinynga (Cave Hill). | ||||||||||
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Andy Tjilari
Acrylic on canvas 2010 40x40" / 102x102cm Wati kutjara munu minyma kutjara - this is story about two men and two women. It is a big Dreaming story from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankuntjatjara lands. They were living at Piltati. The two wives wanted to go hunting, and the men said, palya, okay, you can go. They never came back though, the women kept going and going, finding more to hunt each day and never returned back to camp. The youngest brother was worried about the women, but the oldest said not to worry. Eventually the youngest brother decided he would find them by turning into wanampi - the water serpent. One day, one of the sisters saw that they had found a rockhole to catch the serpent for kuka (food), and she sang a beautiful inma - song. It was the husband though, and he rose out of the water and swallowed the wives. | ||||||||||
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Andy Tjilari
Acrylic on canvas 2010 35x20" / 89x51cm Wati kutjara munu minyma kutjara - this is story about two men and two women. It is a big Dreaming story from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankuntjatjara lands. They were living at Piltati. The two wives wanted to go hunting, and the men said, palya, okay, you can go. They never came back though, the women kept going and going, finding more to hunt each day and never returned back to camp. The youngest brother was worried about the women, but the oldest said not to worry. Eventually the youngest brother decided he would find them by turning into wanampi - the water serpent. One day, one of the sisters saw that they had found a rockhole to catch the serpent for kuka (food), and she sang a beautiful inma - song. It was the husband though, and he rose out of the water and swallowed the wives. | ||||||||||
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Damien and Nyinkalya Marks
Acrylic on canvas 2010 72x30" / 183x76cm This painting depicts women and children travelling through the lands, up towards the Northern Territory near Kintore. Damien and Nyinkalya's paintings act as a teaching tool and illustrate what families do in their traditional country, where the environment is lush and many traditional activities are taking place. The senior women are seated next to the creeks preparing for inma (ceremony), creating belts, headbands, bracelets and arm decorations from emu feathers (seen in in the corner and through the centre of the painting). Children are collecting bush tomatoes (kampurarpa) nearby. The brown concentric circles represent dry rockholes in the landscape, they are situated next to claypans where salt collects. The sunburst-like imagery in this work represent tjanpi (spinifex), sharp grass bushes that are present in many areas of the Central Australian desert. | ||||||||||
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Imiyari Yilpi Adamson 0069 | |||||||||||
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Imiyari Yilpi Adamson
36x36" / 91x91cm Acrylic on cavnas 2010 In this painting Imiyari depicts Inma Walka. These designs are painted on the chest, breasts, arms and thighs. Natural pigments ground from red and yellow ochres and clays, charcoal and ash are used for ceremonial body paint and either applied with a flat stick or with the fingers. Each Story or song that is celebrated use a different design. The women sing songs as they paint each others bodies. Women perform inma ceremonies to demonstrate respect for their country, to celebrate aspects of culture and everyday life, as well as to teach ancient stories and pass on history to younger generations. | ||||||||||
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