Watiya Tjuta - Wrap Dress - Black on White (Linen) Merchandise he went to Papunya

he went to Papunya

made by your hands

We had to leave that place - my father

This fabric by Mitjili Napurrula depicts the Watiya Tjuta - the acacia trees of Uwalkari country in the Gibson Desert - used to make kulata (ceremonial spears)

winning the Alice Springs Art Prize in 1999

Watiya Tjuta - Wrap Dress - Black on White (Linen) Merchandise he went to PapunyaThis wrap dress features Mitjili Napurrula's design, which depicts the Watiya Tjuta the acacia trees of Uwalkari country in the Gibson Desert used to make kulata (ceremonial spears). This is her father's Tjukurrpa, passed down to her by her mother, who first drew it for her in the sand. Mitjili was born in 1945 at Papunya and began painting at Ikuntji Women's Centre in 1992, winning the Alice Springs Art Prize in 1999. Mitjili passed away in April