SPINIFEX MEN’S COLLABORATIVE - WATI KUTJARA
SPINIFEX MEN’S COLLABORATIVE
WATI KUTJARA, 2008
138 x 152 cm
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
REGION
Spinifex Homelands Tjuntjutjarra, WA
PROVENANCE
Spinifex Arts Project Aboriginal Corporation, Tjuntjuntjara Arts Centre, WA
Private Collection, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Fred Grant, Lennard Walker, Frank Davies, Ian Rictor
The Wati Kutjara is one of the most important and extensive stories from the Western Desert region and has played a major role in the formation, character and religious significance of the entire Spinifex area. Basically two snakes, a father and a son, are travelling together on initiation and ceremonial business. The father is accompanying his son as he sets out on what will be the most significant and powerful journey of his life in a tribal setting. As the two snakes pass across the country they are involved in a range of actions, processes and events that have given rise to the geographical and mythological schema present and maintained to this day.
ARTIST PROFILE
