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Warakurna artworks

A multi-coloured dot painting with three motor vehicles painted in white in the centre and another two in yellow dots on the right hand side. 'Warakurna Artists/ Ngaanyatjarra Lands / Keeping Culture Strong / Our / Art Centre' is written in the central section.

Keeping Culture Strong This painting depicts the numerous activities, arts and ceremonies that take place at Warakurna today.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing an aerial view of a community in a multi-coloured landscape, with the text 'WARAKURNA COMMUNITY' written vertically alongside.

Warakurna Community In this painting, Yates has depicted her community from the sky looking down.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing groups of people and individuals, connected by white dotted lines. The background is made of dot infill in predominantly red and orange tones.

Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) This painting is about the Seven Sisters songline.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing people and animals, against a predominantly purple dot infill background. Some of the people carry baskets on their heads.

Holiday Time During the holidays, children would leave the mission near Warakurna.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing groups of people and four vehicles, against a multi-coloured dot infill background.

Going Home This painting shows people packing up and leaving the mission at Warburton to return to Warakurna.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing two people flying in a helicopter, against a red background.

Helicopter Ride with Brooksy to See My Father’s Ngurra (Country) While living in Warakurna, artist Ken Shepherd had the chance to visit his father’s country or ngurra.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing a person leading two camels, against a predominantly yellow background. A small animal is running alongside the person.

Camel Lady Robyn Davidson is an Australian woman who travelled across the Australian desert with four camels and a dog.

A sculpture depicting an aeroplane with its wheels down. The sculpture is made of woven grass, plant material dyed in different colours, wool and metallic thread.

Yilkaringkatjanyayi Pitja? (Has the plane come?) The Ngaanyatjarra word ‘yilkaringkatja’ means ‘thing from the sky’.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing people standing and seated around a white vehicle with a trailer. The background is made up of multi-coloured dot infill.

Tjanpi Tjanpi is the word for woven fibre sculptures or objects made from grass and other natural materials.

A painting depicting a black night sky, a landscape with clumps of grass and a few trees and fire in the background. Across this on a red earth road there are two four-wheel drives travelling each with a number of passengers inside and luggage on the roof.

Land Management, Burning Country In this painting, Dianne Ungukalpi Golding shows a controlled burn or fire.

An acrylic painting on canvas showing a football match on a green oval against a dark background.

Warakurna Kangaroos and Warburton Tigers This painting by Rocky Porter shows two teams playing Aussie Rules at the oval in Warakurna.

More on the Warakurna artworks on the National Museum website