Jimmy Baker (c.1915 - 2010)

KALAYA TJUKURRPA (EMU CREATION), 2008

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

98.0 x 90.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, community, date and Tjungu Palya cat. TPJB08023

Tjungu Palya, Nyapari, South Australia
Marshall Arts, Adelaide
Private collection, Sydney

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjungu Palya which states: ‘Kalaya Tjukurpa (Emu Creation). This is Kanpi. Ngayuku ngura (my home). This is all the rockholes around Kanpi. The emu travelled all through tis land, from one water hole to another. This is my home and I am that emu.’

This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery