The paintings below are by members of
the Spinifex Arts Project from a remote area in the
east of Western Australia (Spinifex
Country).
The Spinifex Arts Project grew out of
a Native Title claim in which the traditional owners
of desert country in the Great Victoria Desert sought
and secured title over their lands. During preparation
of the claim, artists recorded their connection to their
country in the form of a series of large and magnificent
paintings. From this experience, the artists have continued
to express their connection to the Spinifex country.
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below are unstretched.
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Ian Rictor |
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Tuan |
| Price: |
$1600.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1509, 2007 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 77 x 156 cm |
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Ian was part of the small extended family group found in 1987 near Wayara in northern Spinifex. He was born at Tuan in this same area and the painting shows the country at Tuan, Wayara, Kuna Irlduu, Purr-Purr, Katutjara, Artulingka, Palka-Palka, Kamandii, Tjirlii, Kurlkandi, Angkillii, Arlyuluu and Waru Kurda. This area contains a story about a woman who was camping at Waru Kurda behind rock shelters (shown in the painting). Kanta, (the woman) left the area and went to dig up some meat Dawarlpa (a small nesting marsupial) that she had smelt was buried. On her return she found that her pregnant dog was dead and in despair raced away and stabbed herself ultimately dying at another place (not shown here) called Kalkalii. |
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$55 |
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$55 |
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Walter Hansen |
| Title: |
Paupiya Pirapi and Ilkurlka |
| Price: |
$1600.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1510, 2008 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 87 x 140 cm |
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Walter’s painting of where he was born and the surrounding area for which he has a strong claim presents clearly the difficulty in bringing forward information about parts of the Spinifex area. On the one hand Walter is born in this place and thus is a primary custodian. And yet the name of this place cannot be spoken out loud unless only initiated men are present. For this reason Walter often paints the general area he walked around as a child with his family and still travels through when he heads north. Paupiya, Pirapi and Ilkurlka are all close to the road heading north from Tjuntjuntjara. |
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$55 |
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Tjaduwa (Angelina) Woods |
| Title: |
Ilkawitja |
| Price: |
$550.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1500, 2008 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 45 x 82 cm |
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Angelina was one of a small extended family group located near Wayara, north of Ilkurlka in 1987. With a small son (aged about 5) at the time Angelina had been living in the northern portion of Spinifex for her entire life up until that point. She was born at Ikiwarratjaa. This painting shows the country where she was born and grew up. |
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$55 |
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Elaine Thomas |
| Title: |
Ngalkuwitjara |
| Price: |
$450.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1511, 2008 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 46 x 61 cm |
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Elaine is a senior traditional owner of the area she was born at called Ngalkuwitjara. In this work Elaine depicts the "Seven Sisters", a major western desert womens story. You can see the sister's sitting down marked by the half circles around the rockholes in Elaine’s area. The cheeky "nyirru" is watching the sisters from a distance hoping to catch himself a wife. He is very keen on the oldest sister called Kampukurda. |
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$22 |
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$55 |
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$55 |
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Lawrence Pennington |
| Title: |
Mituna |
| Price: |
$400.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1505, 2009 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 40 x 50 cm |
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$22 |
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$55 |
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$55 |
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Anne Hogan |
| Title: |
Seven Sisters at Tjawar |
| Price: |
$800.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1504, 2008 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 101 cm |
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$22 |
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$55 |
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$55 |
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Lawrence Pennington |
| Title: |
Untitled |
| Price: |
$900.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA1503, 2008 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 100 cm |
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$22 |
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$55 |
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Paintings
from Spinifex Country
