"Ingalimpa Tjuntu" - Singing Songs, - We sing the country and thats how we find the way

A Collection of Fine Warlayirti Artists Art

"Ingalimpa Tjuntu" - Singing Songs, - We sing the country and thats how we find the way

A Collection of Fine Warlayirti Artists Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BAI BAI NAPANGARTI of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Mulupuku. [760/09] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by BAI BAI NAPANGARTI of Warlayirti Artists (Balgo). The title is Mulupuku. [760/09] (Acrylic on Linen)
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BAI BAI NAPANGARTI

Mulupuku
760/09
Acrylic on Linen
 Mulupuku | 760/09
Acrylic on Linen
 90 x 60cm | 35.43 x 23.62in
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In this painting Bai Bai depicts an important bush food, Mulupuku that can be found in her country around Lake Mackay, south of Balgo. The lines in the painting depict the tali (hills) Where native grasses grow in the wet season. It is from this landscape that the women gather seeds. The seeds are then washed several times before they are ground up to make a flour-like substance used to make damper. The areas on either side of the central white area in the painting illustrate the ground that leads to the swamp.

In this painting Bai Bai depicts an important bush food, Mulupuku that can be found in her country around Lake Mackay, south of Balgo. The lines in the painting depict the tali (hills) Where native grasses grow in the wet season. It is from this landscape that the women gather seeds. The seeds are then washed several times before they are ground up to make a flour-like substance used to make damper. The areas on either side of the central white area in the painting illustrate the ground that leads...