Ruth Bates

Warakurna, WA

Ruth Bates

Ruth Bates is an artist belonging to the Ngaanyatjarra language and cultural group and lives in Warakurna, WA.Ruth was born in the bush in between Patjarr and Wanarn in Western Australia. She grew up near Wiluna then moved to Warburton where she attended school. Ruth then went to high school in Perth before returning to the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Ruth now lives in Warakurna Community in WA with her family and makes lovely large baskets and wonderful character-filled sculptures. Ruth enjoys making Tjanpi because it is a nice thing to do for relaxing.

Learn to Weave Kit

$40.00

Gift Card

From $50.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$264.00

Ruth Bates

$214.50

Ruth Bates

$280.50

Ruth Bates

$181.50

Ruth BatesPapa (Dog)

$231.00

Ruth BatesPapa (Dog)

$231.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$264.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$280.50

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$264.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$231.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$280.50

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$247.50

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$280.50

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$198.00

Ruth BatesKamula (camel)

$231.00

Our Artists

Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a social enterprise of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council that enables women living in the remote Central and Western deserts to earn an income from fibre art.

Tjanpi represents over 400 Aboriginal women artists from 26 remote communities who make spectacular contemporary fibre art in the form of baskets and sculptures.