BALGO - 2011

A Collection of Fine Warlayirti Artists Art

BALGO - 2011

A Collection of Fine Warlayirti Artists Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by JIMMY TCHOOGA of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Tjukukalyu. [200/08] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by JIMMY TCHOOGA of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Tjukukalyu. [200/08] (Acrylic on Linen)
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JIMMY TCHOOGA

Tjukukalyu
200/08
Acrylic on Linen
 Tjukukalyu | 200/08
Acrylic on Linen
 120 x 80cm | 47.24 x 31.5in
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This painting depicts the objects and story associated with Jimmy’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) which is his father’s creation story. This story is set in Jimmy’s traditional country of Tjukukalyu, east of Balgo in the Tanami Desert.

The central circle represents tjurrnu (soakwater) whilst the patterning surrounding it depicts the sandhills. The long black lines depict sacred spears used for ceremony.