PADDY CARROLL TJUNGURRAYI / Mukaki I - Bush Plum Dreaming (26/50)

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by PADDY CARROLL TJUNGURRAYI of Papunya Tjupi Artists. The title is Mukaki I - Bush Plum Dreaming (26/50). [N/A] (Etching - Edition of 50)

Mukaki I - Bush Plum Dreaming (26/50)
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Etching - Edition of 50
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Etching - Edition of 50
49 x 29.5cm | 19.29 x 11.61in

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This etching depicts a Muliera (men’s ceremony) at Kurrinyarra, or Central Mt. Wedge. Muliera is a teaching ceremony which forms part of the initiation of young males. In this case, the initiates are taught the significance and importance of the Mukaki (bush plum) and its role in the desert people’s delicately balanced food chain. The dots depict the fruit of the bush plum found along the course of a riverbed. The dotting effect also represents Wamulu, a pulp created from a small herbaceous plant that is coloured with various ochre and also plastered over the bodies of the participants.

Etching Version 2 - Orange/Tan
Image size - 49 x 29.5cm
Paper size - 72 x 53cm

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This etching depicts a Muliera (men’s ceremony) at Kurrinyarra, or Central Mt. Wedge. Muliera is a teaching ceremony which forms part of the initiation of young males. In this case, the initiates are taught the significance and importance of the Mukaki (bush plum) and its role in the desert people’s delicately balanced food chain. The dots depict the fruit of the bush plum found along the course of a riverbed. The dotting effect also represents Wamulu, a pulp created from a small herbaceous... Read More