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Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm
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  • Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
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Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm - ART ARK®

Tjinkuma Wells, Bush Food and Medicine, 80x51cm

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  • Aboriginal Artist - Tjinkuma Wells
  • Community - Ernabella
  • Aboriginal Art Centre - Iwiri Arts 
  • Catalogue number - 255-23
  • Materials - Acrylic paint on canvas
  • Size(cm) - H80 W51 D2
  • Postage variants - Artwork posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping
  • Orientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished

This painting is about the bush medicines that are found throughout the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjnatjara Lands. It is about travelling through the country to gather bush food and medicine.

Tjinkuma was born in the hills of Ernabella and grew up with her family there. She went to school in Ernabella and once completed, married into the Wells family. Tjimkuma trained to be a teacher and then worked at the Ernabella school and had six children. As a teacher, she taught culture and language through painting and drawing to the children. In her spare time while living in community, she also worked at Ernabella Arts as a painter. And paints with Iwiri Arts when in Adelaide.

Iwiṟi was established by Aṉangu in 2018, many of whom had been forced to move to Adelaide due to chronic health conditions and lack of services in their home communities. Living far from their traditional homelands, Anangu were concerned about the cultural and social isolation they were experiencing and saw a need to act.  Iwiri was formed initially to help retain, promote and transmit Anangu culture and language through the areas of arts, language, knowledge and community. Since then Iwiṟi has grown rapidly into an organization that delivers  a range of programs that aim to strengthen and advance Aṉangu wellbeing.

Iwiri strengthens the Aṉangu community through cultural and arts activities, creating employment opportunities and enterprise development. We want our young people to be strong in their language and culture and to take up opportunities to work in our community.

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