“Lapita Journey”
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Rusiate Lali
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14230RL
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Paintings
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76cm x 76cm
The artist’s matrilineal lineage is connected to the Lapita people who travelled
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The artist’s matrilineal lineage is connected to the Lapita people who travelled long distances throughout the Pacific from South East Asia in outriggers, navigating at night by the stars. Much has been written about the Lapita pottery that predates many civilizations and is wide ranging throughout the Pacific. They had beautiful designs and quite sophisticated usage that stem from water jugs, cooking pots and also ceremonial usage that depict characters from mythological times connected with places, animals and fauna.
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“Lapita Journey 2”
by
Rusiate Lali
- Catalog Number
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14301RL
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Paintings
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91cm x 121cm
The artist’s matrilineal lineage is connected to the Lapita people who travelled
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The artist’s matrilineal lineage is connected to the Lapita people who travelled long distances throughout the Pacific from South East Asia in outriggers, navigating at night by the stars. Much has been written about the Lapita pottery that predates many civilizations and is wide ranging throughout the Pacific. They had beautiful designs and depicted characters from mythological times connected with places, animals and fauna. Rusiate’s grandmother Taraivini Wati was recognised as one of Fiji’s leading potters. She was a strong believer in traditional culture and an extraordinary storyteller.
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“Mitjili Napanangka Gibson – Wilkinkarra ”
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Mitjili Napanangka Gibson
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9962MN; Acrylic on linen
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Paintings
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122cm x 152cm
This painting is about getting snake vine (Ngalyipi) from where they grow around
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This painting is about getting snake vine (Ngalyipi) from where they grow around the sand hills of Lake MacKay and splitting the vine to make traditional rope or twine. Traditionally, the bark is torn into long strips that are plaited together to form sandals that could be used when the sand was very hot or when there were fields of sharp broken stones to walk upon. The snake vine (Ngalyipi) was an important component in certain ceremonies.
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“Minyma Tingari (Women’s Dreaming)”
by
Barbara Napangardi Reid
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6288BR; Acrylic on canvas
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Paintings
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61cm x 122cm
This work by Barbara Reid is her Minyma Tingari (Women’s Dreaming). This is the
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This work by Barbara Reid is her Minyma Tingari (Women’s Dreaming). This is the Tingari women (represented by the ‘U shapes’) travelling to the ceremonial sites that surround Tjukurla (Western Desert). This monochromatic muted and delicate work depicts the natural landscape of sand hills and rock holes that are the significant places where the Tingari women perform and narrate their ceremonies and dreamtime stories.
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“Woorliman & Woorlggoman (Purnululu)”
by
Jack Britten
- Catalog Number
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PRINTAP-JB37
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Limited Edition Prints
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100cm x 67cm
This limited edition is a beautiful sought after work by Jack Britten. The artis
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This limited edition is a beautiful sought after work by Jack Britten. The artist Jack Britten spent most of his youth as a stockman working the country around the Bungle Bungle Ranges (Purnululu) south of Turkey Creek. Jack knows this country intimately and paints all the stories that belong to it. Jack Britten is most renowned for his works of Purnululu, the Bungle Bungle region of which he became the most senior living custodian.
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“Primal Survival”
by
Rusiate Lali
- Catalog Number
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10589RB
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Paintings
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91cm x 122cm
After the major flood in Fiji at the beginning of 2009 during which animals and
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After the major flood in Fiji at the beginning of 2009 during which animals and crops were destroyed and lost, the artist was fascinated to see how primitive life re-emerged in the aftermath. Traditional village people believe that ancestral spirits live on plants, on wind and in the sea. Big rains and flood are caused by Ancestral Mermaids (who are represented in the lower right of the painting). There is a little angel running along the top left. Rusiate has placed his personal trademark symbols on the upper right of the painting and traditional tapa designs filter throughout the work.
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“Tingari Cycle”
by
Walala Tjapaltjarri
- Catalog Number
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YSed45WT; Northern Editions
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Limited Edition Prints
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108cm x 46cm
During the creation era, the Tingari Ancestors gathered at a series of sites for
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During the creation era, the Tingari Ancestors gathered at a series of sites for Initiation Ceremonies. They travelled across country, performing rituals at specific sites, creating the natural features of the landscape. These creation stories and rituals are portrayed in song cycles, paintings, ceremonies, and are part of the continuous teaching to the next generation. The artist is retelling the Song Cycle associated with the artist's many ancestral dreaming sites, and the locations of these significant natural sites in the Gibson Desert.
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“Mountain Devil Lizard”
by
Kathleen Petyarre
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PRINTBH-100KP; Etching and aquatint
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Limited Edition Prints
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12.5cm x 14cm
This interesting etching is Kathleen Petyarre principal Dreaming story of the Mo
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This interesting etching is Kathleen Petyarre principal Dreaming story of the Mountain Devil Lizard. Her signature dots mark the tracks across the land of the tiny creature, but also serve to obscure more important ceremonial meaning in the work. Born in 1940, Kathleen’s Anmatyerr country is about 300 kms to the north-east of Alice Springs in central Australia. Her art practice has included batik, work on paper and canvas, and she has worked as a professional artist in Utopia and, more recently, Adelaide, for over 25 years.
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“Salt on Mina Mina”
by
Dorothy Napangardi
- Catalog Number
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DN-21 (black); Color soap ground and sugar bite aquatints with aquatint
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Limited Edition Prints
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44cm x 44cm
This Limited Edition Etching depicts a major women’s ceremonial site known as Mi
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This Limited Edition Etching depicts a major women’s ceremonial site known as Mina Mina, the artist’s custodial country located near Lake Mackay in the Tanami Desert. Topographically, the sacred site of Mina Mina is made up of two enormous soakage areas that rarely filled with water. In this striking design of white dotting Dorothy depicts the crustations of salt stretching infinitely onward, etched with the tracks of the women as their paths stretch on, crossing and merging; telling their stories.
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“Salt on Mina Mina (white)”
by
Dorothy Napangardi
- Catalog Number
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DN-22; Color soap ground and sugar bite aquatints with aquatint
- Type
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Limited Edition Prints
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44cm x 44cm
This Limited Edition Etching depicts a major women’s ceremonial site known as Mi
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This Limited Edition Etching depicts a major women’s ceremonial site known as Mina Mina, the artist’s custodial country located near Lake Mackay in the Tanami Desert. Topographically, the sacred site of Mina Mina is made up of two enormous soakage areas that rarely filled with water. In this striking design of white dotting Dorothy depicts the crustations of salt stretching infinitely onward, etched with the tracks of the women as their paths stretch on, crossing and merging; telling their stories.
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“The Horseman”
by
Rusiate Lali
- Catalog Number
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H14230RL
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Paintings
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18cm x 12cm
In this sublime miniature work the artist has given extra arms and legs (some ca
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In this sublime miniature work the artist has given extra arms and legs (some carried by angel wings) towards the Horseman to give added protection for his journey. The horse and the horseman are deeply connected and share the same essence and structure. This work is delicate, yet packed with the artist’s touch. There is his trademark graphic black and white design elements, his use of red, and the symbolism carried in the lines and pattern, delicately etched into such a small space.
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“Mimi spirit”
by
Gabriel Maralngurra
- Catalog Number
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PRINTBH-100GM; Etching and aquatint
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Limited Edition Prints
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14cm x 19cm
This etching was made on site in the lnjalak Hill rock art gallery during a work
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This etching was made on site in the lnjalak Hill rock art gallery during a workshop with Basil Hall and 9 other artists from Oenpelli in 2005. The etching depicts a mimi spirit figure similar to those found on the rock walls and caves in the Stone Country of Arnhem land. Gabriel Maralngurra was born and grew up in Oenpelli, a community in western Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory. He has been associated with the Art Centre, lnjalak Arts & Crafts, since it began operating as an Adult Education Centre in 1986.
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