Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa
Canberra
About Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa
Kulata Tjuta is an ongoing cultural maintenance project that shares the skills of carving and making the punu kulata (wooden spear) across generations. It started as a project involving a small group of men in Amata and has grown to include over 100 Aṉangu men across the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa is the largest and most significant installation of the culturally important and visually spectacular Kulata Tjuta (Many Spears) Project. Like others in the series, it is rooted in age-old traditions, knowledge and skills that are designed around keeping Country and culture strong. The Kulata Tjuta project was formally established in 2010 at Tjala Arts in the community of Amata, when Mick Wikilyiri (c 1938 Pitjantjatjara), Frank Young (c 1949 Pitja ...
Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Parkes Place East, Canberra, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2600
Kulata Tjuta is an ongoing cultural maintenance project that shares the skills of carving and making the punu kulata (wooden spear) across generations.
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Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa
Parkes Place East, Canberra, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2600
information@nga.gov.au
6240 6411-
https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/kulata-tj...
