Sheena Dodd Australian, Pitjantjatja, b. 1966
Tjulpu - Bird, 2022
acrylic on linen
40 x 40 cm
12-22
There are many types of tjulpu (desert birds) that live on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Here I have painted some of them. They are very beautiful to watch and...
There are many types of tjulpu (desert birds) that live on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Here I have painted
some of them. They are very beautiful to watch and listen to. Each type of (bird) tjulpu has it's own story, just like every other
animal from across our lands. I often sit with my mother and listen to the birds tell us their stories.
some of them. They are very beautiful to watch and listen to. Each type of (bird) tjulpu has it's own story, just like every other
animal from across our lands. I often sit with my mother and listen to the birds tell us their stories.