Sculpture "Emeu" de Mary Gibson Peintures The Kuninjku people of Arnhem

The Kuninjku people of Arnhem Land tell of a time when their ancestors suffered a terrible drought

191 x 3 x 3 cm

sur la côte nord de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The sisters eventually turn themselves into fire and ascend to the heavens to become stars

This corroborree is painted on the ground that has been burnt and cleared by the fire that was started there

Sculpture "Emeu" de Mary Gibson Peintures The Kuninjku people of ArnhemMary Gibson "Tjulpu (Emu meu)" Tjanpi (Herbes indignes du dsert australien), Raphia, Laine et Plumes d'Emeu. Technique de tissage en spirale (coiling). Approx. L 50 cm x W 19 cm x H 29 cm. Pice unique, ralise la main par l'artiste. Mary Gibson est une tisseuse aborigne de la cooprative Tjanpi Alice Springs, ddie aux femmes des dserts central et occidental qui pratiquent et tirent un revenu de l'art de la fibre. Elles utilisent des plantes naturelles