Minyma Tjuta - Lake Hopkins 21-540 (A)

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Artwork Details

Medium Acrylic, Canvas, Ready to hang
Dimensions 76.2cm (W) x 101.5cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)
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Artwork Description

Lake Hopkins, the salt lake just north of Tjukurla Community, is a traditional site for women's ceremony, a time for the transference of knowledge through generations. The painting describes journeys traveled by ancestors, and details the ceremonial artifacts such as nampa (skirt made of hair), puturru (dancing stick) and manguri (ring made of hair used to balance bowls on the head when walking). Also described are campsites, women sittng down with wanna (digging stick), wira (wooden bowls) and tali (sandhills)

This work is stretched, the edges are painting black.

Artist Bio

Deborah grew up in Tjukurla and has spent time in Melbourne and other major cities painting. Back in Tjukurla , she enjoys working alongside of family members and painting the stories of the region.