1 AM 3889/06
Kunytjitja Brown Rug 7/100 2006
Chain stitched, hand dyed wool on heavy cotton backing 1200 x 1800mm SOLD
Image description:

This rug is taken from an original painting, a gouache on paper. This image is part of the recent emergence of
exciting semi-abstract paintings that express Tjukurpa (Creation Stories) and contemporary life. This style of
work is unique to the Aboriginal women artists of the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands, in remote north-west
South Australia, but is also a part of the wider development of contemporary art world would give these works
distinctive ingredients that unite them as community creations.

Project:

These beautiful, unique rugs are a cross-cultural collaboration combining Aboriginal designs and traditional
Kashmiri rug-making techniques. Chain stitched, using hand dyed wool and finished with a heavy cotton backing,
each rug is a completely handmade piece. This project, although in its early stages, is already bringing noticeable
benefit to the artists and the community. Purchase of these rugs guarantees a direct return to the Aboriginal
artists, as the project is an initiative of Kaltjiti, their own art organisation.

Artist:

Kunytjitja Brown is from Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands 350km south east of Uluru.
Her medium is acrylic on canvas, and her subject matter relate to traditional foods and "Walka" abstract images