Watiya Tjuta - Big Tote Bag Merchandise This wrap top by Mitjili

This wrap top by Mitjili Napurrula depicts the Watiya Tjuta - the acacia trees of Uwalkari country in the Gibson Desert - used to make kulata (ceremonial spears)

Maisie began painting in 2008 while working with the Ikuntji Aged Care program

my mother taught me my father’s Tjukurrpa in the sand

women cut their own hair and spun it on their thighs to create string for dancing

He was one of the first partners of the Papunya Tula art movement and a key figure for the Western Desert painting movement

Watiya Tjuta - Big Tote Bag Merchandise This wrap top by MitjiliWatiya Tjuta means trees. Mitjili Napurrula spent her life painting the trees of the Western Desert. She passed away in April 2019. This carries her Watiya Tjuta design. Every purchase goes directly back to Mitjili's estate and the community of Haasts Bluff. Every purchase from Ikuntji Artists goes directly back to the artist and the community of Haasts Bluff. Ikuntji Artists Aboriginal Corporation is 100% Aboriginal owned and governedthe first art