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MITJILI NAPURRULA
TITLE: Uwalki
SIZE: 117cm X 89cm
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
YEAR PRODUCED: 2006
Some Australian Aboriginals to this day continue to use tools which have been used for centuries. The men's tools differ from those that are used by women, since the former traditionally go out hunting for big and fast animals such as the kangaroo, and the latter gather plants, insects and small animals.
This painting refers to the theme of gathering the branches (which are then transformed into spears) from the Watiya Tjuta trees found in the Uwalki country close to Haasts Bluff. The artist has a strong connection with her traditional lands and the tradition of gathering wood, and her brother Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, was concerned in his artistic output with the straightening of spears.
The different layers that make up the painted surface help to create a subtle effect of chiaroscuro which is rarely found in works by other indigenous artists. This superimposing of coats of diluted pigments makes certain that the work emanates vibrant and luminous qualities.
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