TIGER PALPATJA / Piltatinga

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by TIGER PALPATJA of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Piltatinga. [10403] (Acrylic on Canvas)

Piltatinga
10403 (2010)
Acrylic on Canvas
Piltatinga | 10403
Acrylic on Canvas
110 x 90cm | 43.31 x 35.43in

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Piltati Tjukurpa (the creation story for Piltati). Wati wanampi kutjara (the two serpent brothers) live here in the rock hole. Ngayulu law (I’m the law man for this place). Kungka kutjarangku kuka langka munu kuniya, kuka kutjupa-kutjupa tjawara (the two sisters were digging for edible snakes and lizards). Tjukurpa mulapa (this is a true story). Minyma mulapa. Wati mulapa. Piltatila.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by TIGER PALPATJA of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Tjilpu. [10482] (Acrylic on Canvas)

Tjilpu
10482 (2010)
Acrylic on Canvas
Tjilpu | 10482
Acrylic on Canvas
114 x 86cm | 44.88 x 33.86in

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This is my country, Piltati. There is one bird here. The two women from Piltati have been digging all the holes.

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Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by TIGER PALPATJA of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Kuka Tjuta – Plenty Food to Cook. [390-07-1/20] (Silkscreen Print)

Kuka Tjuta – Plenty Food to Cook
390-07-1/20
Silkscreen Print
Kuka Tjuta – Plenty Food to Co… | 390-07-1/20
Silkscreen Print
42.5 x 59.5cm | 16.73 x 23.43in

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In this print Tiger is telling us about the animals that were hunted and then cooked before eating. Food that is cook is called ‘kuka’, where as food that is not cooked such as fruit is called ‘mai’. The circle in the middle is a kapi tjukula or rock hole where water collects after the rains.

Heading towards the Kapi or water are tinka or sand goannas and langa or blue tongue lizards. There are also liru or snakes. The circles with blue dots are mai, most likely kampurapa or bush raisin which Tiger regularly depicts in his paintings.

The artwork for this print was completed during a workshop, conducted by master printer basil Hall at Tjala Arts in September 2006. Each colour was painted on a clear acetate sheet by the artist. The artwork was then combined and editioned by Simon White at Basil Hall Editions studio in Darwin in January 2007.

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