Wati Tjukurpa

$1,300.00

This is a men’s story. The circles in this painting represent wati tjuta (lots of men). They are all connected through the secrets and stories that are only spoken amongst initiated men.

This knowledge is important to keep our country and culture strong. My family has been looking after country for a long time, and we still look after Land Management today, learning from our grandfather Sammy.

Shane Dodd is one of the very talented emerging male artists at Mimili Maku Arts. He worked for almost ten years at Mimili Anangu School and still supports the inma (song and dance) program hosted at the art centre. Shane’s paintings depict Men’s Stories, and the connections running through his homeland of Sandy Bore. Shane’s family has been working in land management forever, most recently on programs to manage buffel grass and wild cats.