Item - Uwalki

ID UNSW P 2007/1000 (110720)
Artist Mitjili NAPARRULA (c. 1945 - )
Title Uwalki
Alternate Titles Artist's country
Category Painting
Medium acrylic on linen
Materials acrylic pigments, linen support
Edition Number
Measurements (cms)  
  Height 135.00
  Width 212.00
  Depth 0.00
  Other Frame: 139 x 216 x 4cms
Marks/Inscriptions  
  Location
  Signed not signed
Produced  
  When 2003
  Where Haasts Bluff
Style Abstract
Subject The artist's Dreaming
Credit Line Purchased 2007
Description/Remarks    This painting represents Mitjili's Dreaming associated with her father's country Uwalki, in the Gibson Desert, south of Kintore. The plant motifs are called Watiya Tjuta and are inspired by Uwalki. In the centre of the work are motifs representing the Haasts Bluff range; the oval shapes are nulla nulla, or clubs, used as weapons and in ceremonies.
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