'AUSTRALIAN VISION' - NAIDOC 2013

A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art from APY Lands

'AUSTRALIAN VISION' - NAIDOC 2013

A Collection of Fine Indigenous Art from APY Lands

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by VARIOUS TJUNGU PALYA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE) of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Husband and Wife Story. [12550] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by VARIOUS TJUNGU PALYA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE) of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Husband and Wife Story. [12550] (Acrylic on Linen)
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VARIOUS TJUNGU PALYA ARTISTS (COLLABORATIVE)

Husband and Wife Story
12550
Acrylic on Linen
 Husband and Wife Story | 12550
Acrylic on Linen
 200 x 150cm | 78.74 x 59.06in
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This is a place called Pukara - it’s the Wanampi (water snake) place.  That’s the man snake, and his wife is the smaller one.  It’s their place, their story, those two.  This country is full of Kaliny-Kalinypa or Honey Grevillea- sweet, yellow and orange one.  It’s everywhere.  The sandhills are the lines.  There are trees and rockholes.  It’s a dangerous place this one but beautiful too. The snake is thinking, he’s looking around and saying "these are all my colours, everything in this country"

This is a place called Pukara - it’s the Wanampi (water snake) place.  That’s the man snake, and his wife is the smaller one.  It’s their place, their story, those two.  This country is full of Kaliny-Kalinypa or Honey Grevillea- sweet, yellow and orange one.  It’s everywhere.  The sandhills are the lines.  There are trees and rockholes.  It’s a dangerous place this one but beautiful too. The snake is thinking, he’s looking around...