COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: TJUKURLA @ SHORT ST
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Tjawina Porter Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, c.1930-2024
Porcupine Dreaming
acrylic on canvas
101 x 75 cm
838141
The women are in the area of the Porcupine dreaming. They travel between the Tjarlirli rockhole and the Tjukurla rockhole in the Tingarri times. The sand hills of the region...
The women are in the area of the Porcupine dreaming. They travel between the Tjarlirli rockhole and the Tjukurla rockhole in the Tingarri times. The sand hills of the region are depicted as the parallel lines bordering the painting. This is Tjawena's mother's country where she grew up in the early days living a traditional nomadic life.