Paltjuliri

A Solo Exhibition by Kunmanara Patju Presley

Paltjuliri

A Solo Exhibition by Kunmanara Patju Presley

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY of Spinifex Artists. The title is Pinanti. [25-136] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY of Spinifex Artists. The title is Pinanti. [25-136] (Acrylic on Linen)
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KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY (dec)

Pinanti
25-136 (2025)
Acrylic on Linen
 Pinanti | 25-136
Acrylic on Linen
 75 x 60cm | 29.53 x 23.62in
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Patju Presley has painted Pinanti, country in the northern portion of the Spinifex Lands belonging to the Walawuru Tjukurpa (Eagle Man Creation story). This is a men’s Tjukurpa and is miil-miilpa (sacred) so much of the detail is omitted in the telling to the uninitiated. He said that it involves the Eagle Man and Woman chasing nganamara, the ancestral mallee fowl, which is also food for the eagle. As they chase the nganamara over vast tracts of country their children, a brother and sister jump out of the chase at Nyuman. The parents in their pursuit west towards Wiluna, don’t realise the children have stayed behind.

Patju has depicted the nganamara (mallee fowl) piti (hole dug in the ground) where he has been resting, as the family chases close behind in pursuit of the ever elusive bird. Karpitji (brush-tailed bettong) is also kuka (food) for the Eagle Man.

Patju Presley has painted Pinanti, country in the northern portion of the Spinifex Lands belonging to the Walawuru Tjukurpa (Eagle Man Creation story). This is a men’s Tjukurpa and is miil-miilpa (sacred) so much of the detail is omitted in the telling to the uninitiated. He said that it involves the Eagle Man and Woman chasing nganamara, the ancestral mallee fowl, which is also food for the eagle. As they chase the nganamara over vast tracts of country their children, a brother and sister...