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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by WANKURTA PEANUT FORD of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Salt Country. [184/12] (Derivan Matisse Acrylic - 280gsm Velin BFK Rives)

WANKURTA PEANUT FORD (dec)

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Salt Country

184/12
Derivan Matisse Acrylic - 280gsm Velin BFK Rives
75 x 105cm | 29.53 x 41.34in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by WALKA MOLLY ROGERS of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Japirnka. [wp549/05] (Acrylic on paper)

WALKA MOLLY ROGERS (dec)

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Japirnka

wp549/05
Acrylic on paper
56 x 76cm | 22.05 x 29.92in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by CLAUDE CARTER of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Holy Water. [pc562/05] (Atelier Artist Acrylic on 11oz Cotton Duck)

CLAUDE CARTER

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Holy Water

pc562/05
Atelier Artist Acrylic on 11oz Cotton Duck
140 x 120cm | 55.12 x 47.24in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SONIA KURARRA of Mangkaja Artists. The title is River. [565/07] (Atelier Acrylic, 150gsm Bockingford)

SONIA KURARRA (dec)

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River

565/07 (2007)
Atelier Acrylic, 150gsm Bockingford
56 x 76cm | 22.05 x 29.92in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NYUJU STUMPY BROWN of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Wirrakuja. [pc270/05] (Atelier Artist Acrylic on 11oz Cotton Duck)

NYUJU STUMPY BROWN (dec)

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Wirrakuja

pc270/05
Atelier Artist Acrylic on 11oz Cotton Duck
100 x 45cm | 39.37 x 17.72in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by JUKUJA DOLLY SNELL of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Kutu Kutu. [61/06] (Acrylic on Canvas)

JUKUJA DOLLY SNELL (dec)

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Kutu Kutu

61/06 (2006)
Acrylic on Canvas
90 x 120cm | 35.43 x 47.24in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by TARKU ROSIE TARCO KING of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Jilji & Partiri. [179/06] (Acrylic on cotton)

TARKU ROSIE TARCO KING

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Jilji & Partiri

179/06
Acrylic on cotton
100 x 45cm | 39.37 x 17.72in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by PIJAJU PETER SKIPPER of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Larripuka. [pc250/99] (Acrylic on canvas)

PIJAJU PETER SKIPPER (dec)

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Larripuka

pc250/99
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 90cm | 47.24 x 35.43in
Mangkaja Artists
Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by TJIGILA NADA RAWLINS of Mangkaja Artists. The title is Kuttararra. [320/06] (Acrylic on canvas)

TJIGILA NADA RAWLINS

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Kuttararra

320/06
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 45cm | 39.37 x 17.72in
Mangkaja Artists
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Mangkaja Arts began as an arm of the Karrayill Adult Education Centre that was established in 1981.

Led by the local men, the centre’s purpose was to assist those wanting to learn English and provided a small space for men to study, paint their stories and organise bush trips.

There were very few resources and artists had to sell their own works.   Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency was then incorporated in October of 1993.

Mangkaja is a Walmajarri word for shelters erected in the Great Sandy Desert during wet seasons.

It was named by Kumanjayi (deceased) Skipper, one of the founding members and his totem the echidna is featured in the Art Centres logo.   The Art and Culture Centre is in the centre of Fitzroy Crossing on the Great Northern Highway 400km east of Broome and functions as a fine art gallery, speciality store and studio space for artists. .