Katu munu Tjaru - Above and Below: of Sky and Land

A Collection of Fine Kaltjiti Indigenous Art

Katu munu Tjaru - Above and Below: of Sky and Land

A Collection of Fine Kaltjiti Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MATJANGKA (NYUKANA) NORRIS of Kaltjiti Artists. The title is Milky Way. [KALNNO10033P] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by MATJANGKA (NYUKANA) NORRIS of Kaltjiti Artists. The title is Milky Way. [KALNNO10033P] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)
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MATJANGKA (NYUKANA) NORRIS

Milky Way
KALNNO10033P
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 Milky Way | KALNNO10033P
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 102 x 102cm | 40.16 x 40.16in
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Matjangka has depicted the expansive night sky that is omnipresent in the country of the *APY lands. Her detailed dotting creates an expansive field of stars. This is the Milky Way where the Kungkarangkalpa tjukurpa depicts the seven sisters when they have flown up into the Milky Way and can be seen as the star cluster known as the Pleiades or seven sisters.

A dynamic and versatile artist, painting is Matjangka’s main art form. She is also well-known as a traditional dancer and excelled in the medium of batik. Examples of her work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, South Australian Museum and Flinders University of South Australia.

*Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands in the far north-west of South Australia.

Matjangka has depicted the expansive night sky that is omnipresent in the country of the *APY lands. Her detailed dotting creates an expansive field of stars. This is the Milky Way where the Kungkarangkalpa tjukurpa depicts the seven sisters when they have flown up into the Milky Way and can be seen as the star cluster known as the Pleiades or seven sisters.

A dynamic and versatile artist, painting is Matjangka’s main art form. She is also well-known as a traditional dancer and excelled...