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. TradiƟonally, the mingkiri were dug out of their burrows by the women, to be cooked
and eaten.
of these species have pouches like Kangaroos. TradiƟonally, the mingkiri were dug out of their burrows by the women, to be cooked
and eaten.