Details of Wangkardu

Catalog Number : 26024
Size : 120cm x 60cm
Medium : acrylic on linen
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Helicopter has depicted some of his traditional country, which is located far to the south-west of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is known as Wangkardu, named for the tjurrnu, or soakwater featured in the centre of the painting. Wangkardu is an inta (living water) so always contains drinking water.The parallel lines in the painting represent the tali (sandhills) that dominate the landscape of the area. It was in this country that Helicopter was born, and travelled and hunted as a young man with his family.