An Indigenous Christmas (Stockroom Exhibition)

Contemporary Indigenous Art from Across Australia

An Indigenous Christmas (Stockroom Exhibition)

Contemporary Indigenous Art from Across Australia

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MURDIE NAMPIJINPA MORRIS of Warlukurlangu Artists (Yuendumu). The title is Maliki Jukurrpa (Domestic Dog Dreaming). [769/13ny] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MURDIE NAMPIJINPA MORRIS of Warlukurlangu Artists (Yuendumu). The title is Maliki Jukurrpa (Domestic Dog Dreaming). [769/13ny] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)
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MURDIE NAMPIJINPA MORRIS

Maliki Jukurrpa (Domestic Dog Dreaming)
769/13ny
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 Maliki Jukurrpa (Domestic Dog … | 769/13ny
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 107 x 76cm | 42.13 x 29.92in
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This painting depicts the Maliki Jukurrpa (domestic dog Dreaming) from a site called Pindara, south-west of Yuendumu and near to a place called Ngama (snake cave).  Traditionally, Aboriginal people in central Australia keep dogs as domestic pets and also for hunting.