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Prints from the Balgo Hills (Wirrimanu) community in
far north Western Australia are increasingly sought after
by collectors. Some of Australia's best known senior Aboriginal
artists, such as Eubena (Yupinya) Nampitjin, Elizabeth
Nyumi, Tjumpo Tjapanangka, Helicopter and Boxer Milner
have in recent years turned to printmaking as a medium
of artistic expression alongside working on canvas.
We also have paintings (in the Balgo
paintings pages) by most of the artists who made the
prints shown below. For more information about the artists,
you can read short biographies.
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Lucy Yukenbarri |
| Title: |
Winpurpurla |
| Price: |
$550.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR106, 2003 |
| Etching, edition size 25 |
| 25 x 49 cm |
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Lucy has depicted some of Lucy 's grandmother's country located far to the south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This print features some of the country around a tjurrnu, or soakwater called Winpurpurla. Winpurpurla is an inta, or 'living water' place in that it always has good water. The Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) story for this country tells of some ancestral women of the Nungurrayi, Nampitjin and Napangardi skin groups who came to camp at Winpurpula. These ancestral women made a fire close to the water, and started dancing a secret/sacred dance. The dancing went all night after which they started walking a long way west. The woman came to Winpurpurla to collect some of the special food that grows here, in particular the murlanpa, a flower harvested from the 'sugar tree', which is eaten raw and is a great delicacy.
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| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe/Other |
$55 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$44 |
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Helicopter Tjungarrayi |
| Title: |
Jupiter Well |
| Price: |
$900.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR108, 2002 |
| Etching, Edition size 50 |
| 38 x 74 cm |
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Helicopter has depicted some of his traditional country named Jupiter Well, which is located far to the south west of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. It was in this country that Helicopter was born, and travelled and hunted as a young man with his family. The majority of the painting represents the tali, or sand dunes which dominate the landscape of the area. The central circle depicted is Jupiter Well itself. |
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| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe/Other |
$55 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$44 |
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Kathleen Paddoon |
| Title: |
Nakarra Nakarra |
| Price: |
$750.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR126, 2007 |
| Etching edition size 40 |
| 40 x 60 cm |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe/Other |
$77 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$66 |
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Eubena Nampitjin |
| Title: |
Kinyu |
| Price: |
$1000.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR128, 2007 |
| Etching edition size 50 |
| 40 x 60 cm |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe/Other |
$77 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$66 |
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Helicopter Tjungarrayi |
| Title: |
Wangartu |
| Price: |
$400.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR119, 2007 |
| Etching edition size 30 |
| 30 x 30 cm |
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe/Other |
$77 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$66 |
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Helicopter Tjungarrayi |
| Title: |
Karrulyar |
| Price: |
$500.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PR107, 2002 |
| Screenprint, Edition size 50 |
| 49 x 64 cm |
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This print depicts a tjurrnu, or soakwater, located on Helicopter's traditional country. It is known as Karrulyar, and is located far to the south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. Karrulyar features in the centre of the print, and it is a place that provides dependable water only in the winter months. The country around Karrulyar is mainly flat and open. Surrounding Karrulyar, and dominating the landscape of the area, are tali, or sand dunes. The dot work between the tali depicts kamitji (bush tomato) which is commonly found here.
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| Australia |
$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe/Other |
$77 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$66 |
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Lucy Yukenbarri |
| Title: |
Punyanita |
| Price: |
$902.00 in Australia
$820.00 for Export. |
| PR521, 2002 |
| Screenprint, Edition size 99 |
| 55 x 75 cm |
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This print depicts some of Lucy's country far to the south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is known as Punyanita and is named for the soakwater, or tjurrnu, featured in the centre of the painting. Tali, or sand dunes dominate the landscape of the area, while purra (bush tomato), tjunta (bush onion) and karnti (bush potato) are commonly found here. The small dots depict the variety of these foods. The U shapes represent women performing ceremony to ensure the bush foods will remain abundant. |
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| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe/Other |
$55 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$44 |
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Elizabeth Nyumi |
| Title: |
Kantil Kantil |
| Price: |
$495.00 in Australia
$450.00 for Export. |
| PR503, 2002 |
| Screenprint, Edition size 99 |
| 34 x 50 cm |
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Elizabeth has depicted her father's country known as Parwalla. It is located far to the south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert, west of the community of Kiwirrkurra. The landscape of the area is dominated by tali or sand hills. Parwalla is swampy, filling a huge area with water after the wet season rain. These wet season rains result in an abundance of good bush tucker. Depicted here is kantilli, or bush raisin surrounded by tali or sand hills. Both men and women collect bush raisins with each other. |
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| Delivery charge for this item: |
| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe/Other |
$55 |
| Asia/Pacific |
$44 |
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Prints
from Balgo
