Artists from the Wirrimanu
(Balgo Hills) community in far north Western Australia
have created one of the most distinctive regional styles
in Aboriginal art, renowned for its brilliant colours
and strong designs, including complex layered dotted
images.
For more information, see our pages on Balgo
art and artists. Short biographies are available
on the Balgo artists
pages. There are also limited edition prints by Balgo
artists in the Prints
gallery.
The prices below are in Australian dollars and do not
include packing, shipping and insurance - use the "Enquire"
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Note that works from the Balgo art centre are exempt
from Australian GST, so the prices shown below for Australia
and export are the same (unlike on some other parts
of our Web site). For more details about shopping, see
our Shopping and
online security section. All of the paintings below
are unstretched.
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Miriam Baadjo |
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Tjatjati |
| Price: |
$1800.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA142, 2009 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 75 x 150 cm |
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Miriam has depicted a story told by her Uncle Wimmitji which took place in Tjatjati, north of Jupiter Well. In the centre there are two eggs which were sung by maparn men (healers) in a big Tingari (dreaming) ceremony. This ceremony called upon the native cat spirit near a sacred rockhole also depicted in the centre. This ceremony resulted in two babies which were born from the eggs. The oval shapes surrounding the eggs represent the Maparn men. |
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$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Elizabeth Nyumi |
| Title: |
Parwalla |
| Price: |
$1400.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA125, 2009 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 30 x 45 cm |
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This work depicts the country known as Parwalla, which is Nyumi’s father’s country. This country is far to the south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert, west of Kiwirrkurra, and is dominated by tali (sand hills). Parwalla is a large swampy area, which fills with water after the wet season rain and consequently produces an abundance of bush foods. The majority of Nyumi’s painting shows the different bush foods, including kantjilyi (bush raisin), pura (bush tomato) and minyili (seed). Women, shown as the U shapes, with their wana (digging sticks) and coolamons gathering the foods are also depicted. The whitish colours, which dominate the painting, represent the spinifex that grows strong and seeds after the wet season rains. These seeds are white in colour, and grow so thickly they obscure the ground and other plants below. |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Mavis Darkie |
| Title: |
Mina Mina |
| Price: |
$600.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA111, 2009 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 50 x 75 cm |
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Mavis has painted some of her grandmother’s (Nancy Naninurra} country located south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is known as Mina Mina, named for the tjurrnu (soak water) featured in the centre of the painting. This country is important women's country, and women of the Nungarrayi and Napanangka skin groups dance for this country. During the Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) women danced around a central circle, and by their continuous dancing formed the tjurrnu at Mina Mina. |
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$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Eubena Nampitjin |
| Title: |
Kinyu |
| Price: |
$1850.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA118, 2010 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 30 x 40 cm |
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Eubena has painted some of her country south west of Balgo along the middle stretches of the Canning Stock Route. The majority of the painting shows the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country. The circular shape this is a tjurrnu (soakwater) named Midjul. This is the country where Kinyu the spirit dog lives. Eubena would often cover Midjul with leaves so Kinyu wouldn't come out and would also leave gifts of goanna for Kinyu. |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Sarah Daniels |
| Title: |
Mina Mina |
| Price: |
$1000.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA122, 2007 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 80 x 80 cm |
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Sarah has painted some of her country named Mina Mina located south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. This is sacred women's country and is where they gather to perform ceremonies. The country here is dominated by tali (sandhills). |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Miriam Baadjo |
| Title: |
Tjatjati |
| Price: |
$800.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA120, 2009 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 60 x 90 cm |
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Miriam has depicted a story told by her Uncle Wimmitji which took place in Tjatjati, north of Jupiter Well. In the centre there are two eggs which were sung by marparn men (healers) in a big Tingari (dreaming) ceremony. This ceremony called upon the native cat spirit near a sacred rockhole also depicted in the centre. This ceremony resulted with two babies which were born from the eggs. The oval shapes surrounding the eggs represent the marparn men. |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Gracie Greene |
| Title: |
Tjalapa and Luurnkurta |
| Price: |
$550.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA103, 2010 |
| Acrylic on linen |
| 75 x 50 cm |
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This work depicts one of the Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) stories for Gracie's country, south and south west of Balgo. For a long time two different lizards, Tjalapa (a skink) and Luurnkurta (Blue Tongue) lived together as good friends. One day they went their own ways to have their babies, before coming together again. Tjalapa began to make fun of the Luurnkurta's babies, teasing the mother and the babies, calling them ugly and telling them they all had big heads, and showing off the beauty of her own children. This shamed the Luurnkurta, who turned itself into a hill, called Kartamarta, which means big head. |
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$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Serena Nowee |
| Title: |
Minyilpa |
| Price: |
$700.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA104, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 60 x 90 cm |
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Serena has depicted her mother's country Nynmi, on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert. The painting is centered on Minyilpa Warniri (rock hole) and the lines represent tali (sand hills). Serena's mother would walk around this country collecting seeds and hunting for bush tucker. Serena is the granddaughter of Brandy Tjungurrayi. |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
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$77 |
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Balgo
Hills Paintings - Art from Wirrimanu
