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49 AM 4988/07
Inawinytji Williamson Silk Rug 3/100 2007
Hand dyed silk hand knotted on heavy cotton backing 610 x 910mm, 324 knots per square inch SOLD
The design for this rug is from an original acrylic on canvas painted by Inawinytji in 2001. The style of art is
know as 'walka' The abstract images, eclosed within a border, are typical of this style which is unique to the
Aboriginal women artists of the Pitjantjatjara/Yanunytjatjara Lands in remote, north-west South Australia.
The natural enviroment influences the images used in Walka work. Animals, flowers and land formations are
commonly depicted in the artists' work.
