Title
Ngayuku Mamaku Ngura
2011
Artist
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Details
- Date
- 2011
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- 197.0 x 198.0 cm stretcher
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Art Collection Benefactors 2011
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 315.2011
- Copyright
- © Estate of Wawiriya Burton/Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Wawiriya Burton
Works in the collection
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About
Tjala Arts was established by the women of the community in 1999 (originally as Minymaku Arts) and provides the opportunity for Anangu (Pitjantjatjara people) to develop skills in fine art and regional production. The art centre also plays a significant role in the well-being of the community and maintaining culture and law.
The Art Centre documentation for this work states: Here, Burton is telling the story of her father's country near Pipalyatjara, west of Amata. It depicts minima mingkiri tjuta – meaning many small female mammals. These mingkiri are pregnant and give birth to many babies. They then journey to the surrounding rockholes in search of food and water to feed their young. The dotted lines are mingkiri tracks.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Ngura wiru mulpa: Beautiful country, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Waterloo, 28 May 2011–18 Jun 2011
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Cara Pinchbeck, Look, 'The impetus behind the art', pg. 29, Sydney, Feb 2012, 29 (colour illus.).
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