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Mulykuya Ken Walka - Silk Rug 2/30
Handknotted Silk 2.5 x 4 feet $2100
This rug is taken from an original painting that Mrs Ken painted at Better World Arts’ weekly artist workshop in Port
Adelaide. Mrs Ken describes her painting as Walka – Walka is any meaningful mark or pattern and may be an image on a
care wall, on rock or on sand and has cultural and ritual significance. It is used on the body during inma or ceremony. This
painting resembles several animal markings such as snake scales and animal footprints.

Mrs Ken’s lively images reflect the physical and cultural landscape of her homeland in the desert which is rich in wildlife and
colour, changing with the seasons. As an elder she is custodian of stories and cultural lore passed down through the
generations.