Old Stories New Ways

A Collection of Fine Mangkaja Indigenous Art

Old Stories New Ways

A Collection of Fine Mangkaja Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LISA UHL of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Turtujarti. [52/17] (Acrylic Paint on 3mm Poly-Carbonate) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LISA UHL of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Turtujarti. [52/17] (Acrylic Paint on 3mm Poly-Carbonate)
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LISA UHL (dec)

Turtujarti
52/17
Acrylic Paint on 3mm Poly-Carbonate
 Turtujarti | 52/17
Acrylic Paint on 3mm Poly-Carbonate
 60 x 50cm | 23.62 x 19.69in
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These are Turtujarti trees. They grow out in the desert in Lisa’s mother’s country and are a prominent flora at the Kurtal waterhole. Turtujarti trees are valuable for their walnuts, which can be eaten when cooked, and also used for a black dye or paint.