Garnangadha Guutu (Emu vessel)

Shirley MACNAMARA: artist

On Display

About the work


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.)
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
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2018/0070

This is one of the fibre arts in our collection.



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