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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Matthew West, Pali Pali Tjilkar, 2021

Matthew West Australian, Pintupi and Laritja, b. 1971

Pali Pali Tjilkar, 2021
acrylic on linen
121.9 x 61 cm
473-21
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Matthew has painted his father's country a long way south of Balgo, west of Jupiter Well in Pintupi country. This Tjukurrpa (dreaming) was given to Matthew by his father when...
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Matthew has painted his father's country a long way south of Balgo, west of Jupiter Well in Pintupi country. This Tjukurrpa (dreaming) was given to Matthew by his father when he was a young man, he learned from the old people through stories and ceremony. This painting depicted the Tingarri Men (important creation dreaming) as they traveled from Jiggalong to Kiwirrkurra, Wilkinkarra and Tjikarri. Pali Pali is about people standing on someones back while they are dancing. Matthew says his culture is important, and you have to take it seriously, not get distracted by bad things like grog and drugs.
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