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MACNAMARA, Shirley
1949 - present

Creator details

Cultural identity
Indjalandji/Alyawarr
Date of birth
1949
Artwork Guutu (vessels) this artwork made of Woven spinifex (Triodia pungens), nylon thread and synthetic polymer fixative, created in 2000-01-01

Guutu (vessels) 2000
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Guutu (vessel) 14 this artwork made of Woven spinifex (Triodia pungens), emu feathers, nylon thread and synthetic polymer fixative, created in 2001-01-01

Guutu (vessel) 14 2001
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Erkel (vessel) this artwork made of Twined spinifex (Triodia pungens), red ochre, galah feathers, nylon thread and synthetic polymer fixative, created in 2010-01-01

Erkel (vessel) 2010
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Wingreeguu this artwork made of Twined spinifex (Triodia pungens), turpentine bush (Acacia lysiphloia), yellow ochre, created in 2012-01-01

Wingreeguu 2012
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Skullcap this artwork made of Spinifex (Triodia pungens), red ochre, emu feathers, spinifex resin and synthetic polymer fixative, created in 2013-01-01

Skullcap 2013
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Spinifex and Peach this artwork made of Woven spinifex (Triodia pungens), horse hair, porcupine (echidna) quills, ochres and spinifex resin, created in 2019-01-01

Spinifex and Peach 2019
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Dyinala Bine By this artwork made of Arches paper, archival paper, fixative, copper, ink, created in 2018-01-01

Dyinala Bine By 2018
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Cu this artwork made of Hand-coiled copper wire and raw copper, created in 2016-01-01

Cu 2016
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Artist
  • MACNAMARA, Nathaniel - Assistant
Artwork Wandering brolgas at dusk this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on gesso primed watercolour paper, created in 1989-01-01

Wandering brolgas at dusk 1989
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Nhugu (Waterlilies) 2019
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Spinifex vessel I this artwork made of Twined spinifex (Triodia pungens), ochre, seeds, spinifex resin and synthetic polymer fixative, created in 2011-01-01

Spinifex vessel I 2011
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Bush fascinator I this artwork made of Twined spinifex (Triodia pungens), seed, emu bone, emu feathers, spinifex resin and wax thread, created in 2011-01-01

Bush fascinator I 2011
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator
Artwork Bush fascinator II this artwork made of Twined spinifex (Triodia pungens), seed, emu and galah feathers and wax thread, created in 2011-01-01

Bush fascinator II 2011
  • MACNAMARA, Shirley - Creator

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