Wilkinkarra, 2007

synthetic polymer paint on linen

120 x 80 cm

$2,500

Provenance: Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, WA, Cat No. 1158/07 Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Exhibited: NAIDOC Week, Swiss Grand, July 2011 Balgo Past and Present, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, 1 March – 13 April 2014 Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2014
Artwork story: Graham has painted the country of his grandfather, Tjumpo Tjapanangka. This country is located south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert and centred around the vast salt lake named Wilkinkarra (Lake McKay). The country here is dominated by tali (sandhills) while the central circle is a Tjurrnu (soakwater) which was created by a snake during the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming).

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synthetic polymer paint on linen

120 x 80 cm

$2,500

Provenance: Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, WA, Cat No. 1158/07 Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Exhibited: NAIDOC Week, Swiss Grand, July 2011 Balgo Past and Present, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, 1 March – 13 April 2014 Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2014
Artwork story: Graham has painted the country of his grandfather, Tjumpo Tjapanangka. This country is located south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert and centred around the vast salt lake named Wilkinkarra (Lake McKay). The country here is dominated by tali (sandhills) while the central circle is a Tjurrnu (soakwater) which was created by a snake during the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming).