91 AM 5604/08
Helicopter Tjungurrayi Wangkartu 2008
Acrylic on linen 750 x 1500mm SOLD
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 print. It was in this country that Helicopter was born, and travelled and hunted as a young man
with his family. The majority of the painting represents the tali, or sand dunes which dominate the landscape of
the area. In the centre is the inta, or living water, at Wangkardu.