HENRY WAMBINY - HILLS OF TICKALARA
HENRY WAMBINY
HILLS OF TICKALARA, 1995
50 x 61 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
REGION
Warmun, WA
PROVENANCE
Warmun Art Centre, WA, Cat. No HW0031a
The Alec O'Halloran & Helen Zimmerman Collection, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Henry Wambini was born sometime around 1934 at Tickelara about 45 kilometres south of Turkey Creek in the east Kimberley. He has passed away recently (February 2003). His skin name was Jawalyi. Wambini is a name belonging to part of the Bungle Bungles. His other bush name, Nilmayirriny, is from the dreaming for a type of yam found growing in black soil and refers to the cracks made in the black soil by the yam in the dry time. (Aboriginal Art Online)
Spring Creek. Gooroogooroowyn, in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia runs into the Ord River near Tickalara which is the heart of Henry’s country. In his own unique style he depicts the junction area. Surrounding this are the small hills, gwali-wali, which are typical of the area.
EXHIBITED
Inspired: Collectors Edition, April 2023, Cooee Art | Redfern
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