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"Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys" By Tjanpi Desert Weavers
"Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys" By Tjanpi Desert Weavers

"Tangki Tjuta - Donkeys" By Tjanpi Desert Weavers

$24.99 AUD

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.

 

This title is featured in the Koori Curriculum Club, to gain access purchase your Koori Curriculum Club membership here.

 

  • ISBN: 9781761180149
  • ISBN-10: 1761180142
  • For Ages: 4 - 8 years old
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Number Of Pages: 32
  • Published: 5th July 2022
  • Publisher: A&U Children's
  • Dimensions (cm): 26 x 23.5 x 1
  • Weight (kg): 0.4

More About The Artist

More About The Artist

About Ann Nyankulya Cleary-Farrall (Tjanpi Artist)

About Ann Nyankulya Cleary-Farrall (Tjanpi Artist)

Ann Cleary-Farrall is an artist belonging to the Ngaanyatjarra language and cultural group and lives in the remote community of Irruntyju (Wingellina), WA.

Ann spent her childhood travelling between Irruntyju and Warburton. She moved to Alice Springs in 1974 and has lived there since.

Ann taught her four daughters how to weave and paint. Her creative influence is evident in the style of their work.

Ann collects and dyes her own grasses that she finds locally in the Alice Springs area. She has a deep knowledge of the different grasses and creek roots and their uses for weaving. Ann experiments with colours and is inspired by the techniques of the Yolngu women of the Northern Territory. Her works are beautiful unique and collectible pieces and signal a new direction for Tjanpi Desert Weavers.

Ann has recently been focused on creating realistic sculptural depictions of local bird life. She has focused on the minute differences between the male and female, creating mating pairs of cockatoos, galahs, ringneck parrots, hawks, eagles and spinifex doves.

Ann Cleary-Farrall is an artist belonging to the Ngaanyatjarra language and cultural group and lives in the remote community of Irruntyju (Wingellina), WA.

Ann spent her childhood travelling between Irruntyju and Warburton. She moved to Alice Springs in 1974 and has lived there since.

Ann taught her four daughters how to weave and paint. Her creative influence is evident in the style of their work.

Ann collects and dyes her own grasses that she finds locally in the Alice Springs area. She has a deep knowledge of the different grasses and creek roots and their uses for weaving. Ann experiments with colours and is inspired by the techniques of the Yolngu women of the Northern Territory. Her works are beautiful unique and collectible pieces and signal a new direction for Tjanpi Desert Weavers.

Ann has recently been focused on creating realistic sculptural depictions of local bird life. She has focused on the minute differences between the male and female, creating mating pairs of cockatoos, galahs, ringneck parrots, hawks, eagles and spinifex doves.

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