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Freddy Ken: Kulata Tjuta 2014


Details

  • No.:RK1159
  • Medium:Acrylic on Linen
  • Size:101,5 × 152,5 cm
  • Year:2014
  • Region:APY Lands (West)
  • Art Centre:Tjala Arts
  • Status:

This is a place called Pukara – it’s the Wanampi (water snake) place. That’s the man snake. It’s their place, their story, those two. This country is full of Kaliny-Kalinypa or Honey Grevillea – sweet, yellow one. It’s everywhere. The sandhills are the green and yellow and purple lines. There are trees and rockholes and creek lines. It’s a dangerous place this one but beautiful too. The snake is thinking, he’s looking around and saying, “these are all my colours, everything in this country”.Freddy has depicted kulata (spears), tjutinypa (short hitting and throwing club) and kali (boomerang)- important hunting instruments used by men.


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