Garnangadha Guutu (Emu vessel)
Shirley MACNAMARA: artist
Our stories of emu, kangaroo and spinifex have been told for generations. I love the texture and colours of these materials.
The smell of Spinifex, woven from the ground, I always feel they belong together.
Published: Cumpston, Nici., Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Thames & Hudson, Australia 2017, p 128-131 (illus.)
The smell of Spinifex, woven from the ground, I always feel they belong together.
Published: Cumpston, Nici., Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Thames & Hudson, Australia 2017, p 128-131 (illus.)
Title
Garnangadha Guutu (Emu vessel)
Artist/Maker and role
Shirley MACNAMARA: artist
Date
2017
Medium
Emu feathers, spinifex, bone, wax thread and ochre
Measurements
23.0 x 33.3 x 32.0cm
Display location
Credit line
Purchased through the Sir Claude Hotchin Art Foundation, The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2018
© Shirley MacNamara, 2017
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2018/0070