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Tjitji (children's) gathering place

 

Children's tjuupi (honey ant) trail

Explore ten art works from the Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert exhibition through our tjuupi (honey ant) trail.

The Papunya artists use different symbols to paint Dreaming stories.

These symbols include circles, journey lines and bird and animal tracks, and can have many meanings.

All works are copyright the artists or their estates and are licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency 2007. They must not be reproduced in any form without permission.

Flying Dingoes 1974 thumbnailDreaming of Matjadji (Matjatji) 1975 thumbnailCourting with a Nosepeg 1974 thumbnailWanatjalnga 1974 thumbnailMaking Spears 1975 thumbnailMala and the Bad Uncles at Tjikarri (I) 1974 thumbnailNext

Flying Dingoes, 1974, by Mick Namararri Tjapaltjarri

Flying Dingoes 1974 by Mick Namararri Tjapaltjarri.

Imagine that you are looking down on the land from the sky.

This painting shows you the land below, created by a giant dingo in the Dreaming.

Can you see the dingo's footprints?

Can you see its long ears that helped it to fly?

> View the line diagram and more information about the work




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