Tinka (goanna) is a sweet kuka (meat) and very tasty. When we go hunting for tinka we take a crowbar and a shovel. We walk around looking for the tinka holes in the ground. We push the crowbar into the ground scaring the tinka out of its hole. One lady is using a shovel to dig out the hole and the lady in red has seen the tinka run out of its hole and up the tree.
Born in Amata on the APY Lands, Diane Dawson belongs to the Pitantjatjara language group and comes from a family of well-known Irrunytju artists. Her mother, Alkawari Dawson painted Kalaya Wati Tjukurpa (Emu Man creation story) which relates to the country of her birth and her father, Nyakul Dawson was a highly regarded cultural man, artist and ngangkari (traditional healer). Diane is a passionate and versatile artist who explores a variety of styles including traditional tjukurpa (ancestral creation stories) passed down by her parents. Diane has recently been exploring landscapes in her own contemporary style, capturing the country around Irrunytju community through synthetic polymer paint, watercolour and sculpture.
Desert Mob is presented annually in Mparntwe | Alice Springs on Arrernte Country.
On behalf of Desart’s staff and art centre members, the Executive Committee humbly and respectfully acknowledge the Arrernte Apmereke Artweye (Traditional Owners) and Kwertengerle (Traditional Managers) of Mparntwe.
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