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Title

A very long time ago. Tnyam-iparta (Eight Mile outstation)

2022

Artist

Abel Pareroultja

Australia

Language group: Western Aranda, Central Desert region

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Hermannsburg → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    2022
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    underglazes on terracotta
    Dimensions
    22.0 x 13.0 x 13.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Commissioned with funds provided by the Mollie Douglas Bequest 2021
    Location
    North Building, ground level, Yiribana Gallery
    Accession number
    184.2022.a-b
    Copyright
    © Abel Pareroultja

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  • About

    Art centre documentation for this work states:
    “On this pot I have depicted my grandmother, grandfather and uncle. At this time they were living in humpy houses in the Tnyam-iparta (8 Mile Outstation) area. They have just returned to camp from collecting bush tomato in a rutja (coolamon), they would also use them for collecting bush tucker, water and to carry babies in. They would hunt goanna, kangaroo and collect witchetty grubs and bush bananas. They would go down to the nearby creek and fish.”
    Abel Pareroultja 2022

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Hermannsburg

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

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