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Puli murpu (Mountain range) 2011

Artwork Puli murpu (Mountain range) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on linen, created in 2011-01-01
Accession No.
2012.272
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

This painting depicts the Musgrave Ranges behind Amata, where the artists live. The dark areas are the mountains seen from the side and above; the blue areas in the middle are kapi tjukula (rock holes) where water collects after rain; and the frondlike elements at the edge of the rock holes are ultukunpa (grevillea juncifolia), a shrub that grows six metres high. Ultukunpa is one of the most common of the edible ‘honey plants’ of this area and its tjuratja wama (nectar) can be sucked directly from the orange-coloured kaliny-kalinypa (flowerheads). Tjuratja wama can also be soaked in water to make a sweet drink.

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© Ruby Tjangawa Williamson, Nita Williamson, Suzanne Armstrong

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'Contemporary Australia: Women'

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