Australian Aboriginal art, reflecting both traditional and contemporary elements, is a manifestation of the Dreaming, or ancestral past, linking the physical world with the unseen dimension of spirit from which it arises. Distinctive regional artistic styles are united by common themes, such as traditional narratives and creation stories relating to the landscape, plants and animals, and ceremonial life. Simon Tjakamarra’s painting recounts an ancient story of an elder’s journey through sandhill country and her encounter with three water snakes at Nyukulnga. Pansy Napangati’s work explores the mythology and growth patterns of an edible berry called kamparapa. In his painting, Patrick Olodoodi Tjungurrayi portrays a sacred water hole where maban, or spirit men, met. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa’s work depicts Nyinmi, a place associated with a snake ancestor; Aboriginal people dug there for underground water. All four paintings are in the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. The Kluge-Ruhe Collection promotes beneficial partnerships with Aboriginal artists and communities to better represent their art and culture through an integrated program of collection management, exhibition, education, research, and publication. Twenty assorted 5 x 7" blank note cards (5 each of 4 styles) with envelopes and decorative box. ISBN: 978-0-7649-4581-6. |
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Pansy Napangati, 1989. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. | | Patrick Olodoodi Tjungurrayi, 1988. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. |
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Simon Tjakamarra, 1989. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. | | Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, 1989. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. |
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