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HELICOPTER TJUNGURRAYI
Wangkartu226-19
Acrylic on Canvas
Wangkartu | 226-19
Acrylic on Canvas
150 x 75cm | 59.06 x 29.53in
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Helicopter has depicted his traditional country, located far to the south west of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is near Nynmi and is known as Wangkartu, named for the tjurrnu (soakwater) which was the life source for Helicopter when he was a young man travelling and hunting across the land with his family.
Helicopter can recall all the water sources of his traditional lands, they were the life source for him and his family. From top to bottom of this painting the names of the rockholes are; Ngupuwarlu, Kurinypa, Nyarntu, Nguny-Ngunypa, Kilinypa, Milinypa, Tarltu, Yintaramalu and Kukulyurrpa. The many parallel lines in the painting represent the tali (sand dunes) which dominate the landscape of the area.
Helicopter has depicted his traditional country, located far to the south west of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is near Nynmi and is known as Wangkartu, named for the tjurrnu (soakwater) which was the life source for Helicopter when he was a young man travelling and hunting across the land with his family.
Helicopter can recall all the water sources of his traditional lands, they were the life source for him and his family. From top to bottom of this painting the names of... Read More
Helicopter can recall all the water sources of his traditional lands, they were the life source for him and his family. From top to bottom of this painting the names of... Read More