Alhalkere Country by Josie Kunoth Petyarre

Josie Kunoth's country, Alhalkere, lies in the Utopia region of Central Australia. Designs in this painting represent a variety of important elements and Dreamtime stories belonging to Alhalkere country including atnwelarre (a pencil yam) and indukwa (a seed that emus like to eat). Arc-linear designs represent Josie's awelye (women's ceremony and body paint designs) for Alhalkere.

ABOUT:

Name: Josie Kunoth
Skin name: Petyarre (also spelled Pitjara)
Language group: Anmatyerre
Country: Alhalkere
Region: Utopia, Central Australia
Born: 1959

• Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
• Background colour: Black
• Size of painting: 30cm x 30cm
• Border: Approx 6cm strip of black canvas border designed to be wrapped around a stretcher frame
• This painting comes unstretched and rolled in a tube.
• This painting comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and artist profile.

Catalogue: SP0539

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