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Mingkiri Tjukurpa (Mice Dreaming) 2011

Artwork Mingkiri Tjukurpa (Mice Dreaming) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on linen, created in 2011-01-01
Accession No.
2012.269
Date Created
2011
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
197 x 196cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
synthetic polymer paint
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Credit Line
Purchased 2012 with funds from Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Cathryn Mittelheuser AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

Wawiriya Burton is a senior woman of Anangu law and culture, revered as a ngangkari (traditional healer). Her paintings depict Dreaming stories from her father’s country near Pipalyatjara, west of Amata, where she was born. With her daughters, she has painted Mingkiri Tjukurpa, a sacred story from Western Australia about the small female mice found in the desert. The mice are pregnant and after giving birth to many babies they must journey to the surrounding rock holes in search of food and water to feed their young. The dotted lines represent the mice tracks in the sand.

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'Contemporary Australia: Women'

Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

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