Angela Burton Australian, Pitjanjatjarra, b. 1968
Angela Burton Australian, Pitjanjatjarra, b. 1968
Mingkiri - mice, 2024
acrylic on linen
122 x 198 cm
437-24
Mingkiri is the Pitjantjatjara term for the various species of small burrowing mice found in the desert where they live. A small number of these species have pouches like Kangaroos....
Mingkiri is the Pitjantjatjara term for the various species of small burrowing mice found in the desert where they live. A small number of these species have pouches like Kangaroos. Traditionally, the mingkiri were dug out of their burrows by the women, to be cooked
and eaten.
and eaten.
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