Iwana Ken

This image is taken from an original acrylic on canvas painting called Tjukula Tjuta – Many rock holes. Tjukula Tjuta Tjukuritja ngura Ini Puni Puni-la Tjukurpa nyinanytja ulkparira Aparawilinitja la itingka. There are many rock holes near Puni Puni’s country. This is an important dreaming story for women. It is close by and south of Aparawinintja. Project: These beautiful, unique rugs are a cross-cultural collaboration combining Aboriginal designs and traditional Kashmiri rug-making techniques. Chain stitched, using hand dyed wool and finished with a heavy cotton backing, each rug is a completely handmade piece. This project, although in its early stages, is already bringing noticeable benefit to the artists and the community. Purchase of these rugs guarantees a direct return to the Aboriginal artists, as the project is an initiative of Kaltjiti, their own art organisation. Artist: Iwana is from the Pitjantjatjara language group. She lives in the Aboriginal community of Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara Lands, in the far north west of South Australia.