Nyarapayi Giles Ngaanyatjarra, c.1940-2019
Warmarangu, 2007
acrylic on canvas
76 x 50.5 cm
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in
MMC2703
$ 1,800.00
The Emus in the Karku region are depicted in the Tjukurpa story that tell of how they turned into trees and some went down into the rockholes. These rockholes are...
The Emus in the Karku region are depicted in the Tjukurpa story that tell of how they turned into trees and some went down into the rockholes. These rockholes are the source of ochres used in ceremonial body paintings. This is the country that Nyarrapayi grew up in.
Provenance
Tjarlirli Arts 07-274McCulloch Collection
