George Hairbrush 960 mm x 1300 mm

George Hairbrush 960 mm x 1300 mm

These hairstring skirts are worn by Pintupi women in their ceremonies when they reaffirm these mythological stories through dance and song

Richard Yukenbarri Tjakamarra was born in the bush near Lake Gregory west of Balgo around 1960 and is the son of the well-known Balgo artist Lucy Yukenbarri

allowing the artwork’s beauty

some visible cracks developed in the painting

hunting and living off the land as the Aboriginal people did for thousands of years before her

had already been involved with the Kintore & Haasts Bluff project of 1993 / 1994

Abie Loy Kemarre is the eldest of five children and was born in 1972 and lives at Mosquito Bore Utopia which is 270km northeast of Alice Springs

simple & bold

Richard began working regularly for the Papunya Tula Artists in 2002 and his paintings refer to his father’s country

Region:- Utopia

NT Language: Pintupi Born 1945

This striking Bush Medicine Leaves painting celebrates the deep cultural knowledge of native bush plants