Wurna Juwal - Walking up and down, always moving, from waterhole to soak

A Collection of Fine Mangkaja Indigenous Art

Wurna Juwal - Walking up and down, always moving, from waterhole to soak

A Collection of Fine Mangkaja Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Kurtal. [367/15] (Etching on Metal with Acrylic Spray Paint and Paint Pen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Kurtal. [367/15] (Etching on Metal with Acrylic Spray Paint and Paint Pen)
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NGARRALJA TOMMY MAY (dec)

Kurtal
367/15
Etching on Metal with Acrylic Spray Paint and Paint Pen
 Kurtal | 367/15
Etching on Metal with Acrylic Spray…
 60 x 80cm | 23.62 x 31.5in
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This painting has song and story, singing and dancing, which is known as Inarra. The painting represents the digging, singing, and dancing that occur when the waterhole is dug. It is a ceremony for digging the jila and bringing the rain.

"On and on, this story has been told and passed on. There’s only three of us now, who were taught by the old people."