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Matwanangu. near Sturt Creek |
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Tjaru |
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| Sturt Creek environs |
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| Small bird - tjintapirrinyi |
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| Boxer is a community elder living in Kururrungku
Community, which is also known as Billiluna. He and his two brothers are
custodians for the country and the stories of the Sturt Creek area. Boxer's
paintings all depict different physical and mythological aspects of the
middle and upper stretches of Sturt Creek. He often depicts the flooding
of the creek, and the changes to the country this brings, both during
the flooding and after the water starts to recede. |
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for Sturt Creek and is inundated every summer after the rains. This is
important for all nature, including people, and the artist's family who
have always lived here, 'look after' the area by keeping its associated
Law and ceremonies. A significant portrayal of the water in Boxer's paintings
of Sturt Creek is white, depicting the 'milk water' which runs after rain
has fallen in the clay soils upstream of Billiluna. His work includes
wonderful rainbows, rain clouds and the temporary creeks that are formed
during the wet season. |
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Boxer Milner,
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne |
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Kerry Stokes Collection
Laverty Collection
Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
Kluge Ruhe Collection, USA Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of
Western Australia
Helen Read Collection
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Johnson, V., 1994, The Dictionary
of Western Desert Artists, Craftsman House, East Roseville, NSW |
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Dream Journeys Calendar,
image reproduction |
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