Tjunkaya Tapaya Tjunkaya Tapaya i(24390429 works by)
Born: Established: 1947 Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Pitjantjatjara
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BiographyHistory

'Tjungkaya Tapaya works across painting, printmaking ceramics and fibre based work. Her practice is often collaborative, and she works as a member of the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, creating innovative fibre art and woven works. Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a not-for-profit Indigenous social enterprise of the NPY Women’s Council, a resource, advocacy and support organisation for Aboriginal women living in remote communities across the western and central deserts. It was created out of a need for meaningful and culturally appropriate employment and to enable women to earn a regular income from selling their fibre art.' (https://www.mca.com.au/artists-works/artists/tjungkaya-tapaya/)

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y separately published work icon Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24390485 2022 single work picture book children's

'Fresh, funny and highly original, Tangki Tjuta – Donkeys is an endearing dual language story about how donkeys came to be a rich part of life for one Aboriginal community. Told in Pitjantjatjara and English.

'Long, long ago, we didn't have donkeys. We didn't have a lot of the things we have today. We didn't know donkeys existed.
Our people used to walk with their camels and donkeys from Areyonga to Ernabella. They brought their donkeys here, and left them.

'Donkeys are malpa wiru, valuable friends and helpers in the families and desert community of Pukatja (Ernabella) in the APY Lands of northern South Australia. People set off on their donkeys for picnics and longer journeys, always returning home safely.

'Told in Pitjantjatjara and English and featuring the whimsical, distinctive sculptures that have made Tjanpi Desert Weavers famous, this dual language Australian story offers warm and humorous insights from an Anangu perspective.'  (Publication summary)
2024 winner Territory Read Book of the Year Chief Minister's NT Book Awards — Young Adult / Children
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