Rock Holesby Margaret Brown Nangala

This small artwork depicts the rock holes which are a significant place for Aboriginal people. All Aboriginal tribes have specific places which hold great significance to them and are usually places where ceremonies and other important events are carried out. For Aboriginal women this can be especially true and at these sites women will often pay homage to their ancestors and the Dreamings that they are responsible for. Important ceremonies are often held far away from view and women’s ceremonies and men’s ceremonies are kept separate.

In this artwork the small roundels represent rock holes. Rock holes are a common place for ceremonies to be carried out and will often hold great significance to Aboriginal people. Rock holes are places were food can be hunted or gathered and water collected.

Artist:Margaret Brown Nangala
Title:Rock Holes
ID:14092586
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:31 x 31 cm
Region:Kiwirrkurra, Western Desert

Artist

Margaret Brown Nangala was born in 1968 and comes from Kiwirrkurra Community in the Western Desert of Central Australia. Margaret has worked with several galleries but has worked closely with Ikuntji Art Centre which is located within the spectacular West McDonnell Ranges approximately 230km from Alice Springs.

Margaret typically paints women’s ceremonies within her artworks; however she also depicts the Tingari Cycle which shares the Dreaming story of a group of ancestral beings that emerged from the earth during the time of the creation. This is referred to as the Tjukurrpa. Her women’s ceremony artworks depict ceremonial sites near her homelands of Kiwirrkurra. This countryside is well known for its sand hill country. The Tingari ancestral women crossed this particular country as they made their way towards Wilkinkarra. Her artworks tend to be small pieces similar to the piece that Central Art has available.

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