Ngura Tjanpi (Grass Country)

Materials: tjanpi (native grass), found metal car seat frames, hand dyed raffia, bush dyed wool
Dimensions: L148cm x W59cm X H9cm
Catalogue: 677a-24 & 677b-24

Ngura Tjanpi (Grass Country) reflects the shapes and forms found on Country and the tools and equipment made and used by women in pre-contact times, some of which include mina (bird nests), piti (burrows), kapi kartalpa (rock holes), tali (sand hills) and pitis (wooden carrying dish). The works were created by salvaging metal seat frames from remote motorcar graveyards and using them as free-form weaving frames. The sculptures take on the shape of the frames, warped and undulating. The process of weaving softens the form and imbues the work with the colours and stories of Country and culture.

Technical assistance provided by Em Frank & Kate Franklin.