3 AM 5412/07
Iwana Ken Rug 5/100 2007
Chain stitched wool rug on heavy cotton 1800 x 1200mm; 6' x 4' $880
This lively image is taken from an original acrylic on canvas painting. Iwana’s painting is of a creek in her
country and the wildlife it supports.

Iwana is influenced stylistically by Milpatjunany – drawing in the sand, which is a way of passing on traditional
knowledge about law and culture as well as about country. Survival meant knowing and understanding every
aspect of living off the land and in particular the food and water sources. Visual representation through sand
drawings gave clarity to the stories through images.

As a senior traditional woman, Mrs. Ken is custodian of the stories and cultural law that shape Anangu life and
their cosmology.