Chainstitch Cushion Cover - Willie Ngungutjara Wilson (1)

Chainstitch Cushion Cover - Artwork by Willie Ngungutjara Wilson 

Willie's painting is of his brother's country in the remote north-west of South Australia in the Anangu Pitjantjara/ Yankunytjatjara Lands. His brother passed away and that is why he is painted this story for him. There is a big waterhole kapi piti. There are kuniya (pythons) lying on the ground, nearby. This waterhole is dry, before the rains have arrived. When it rains, the landscape becomes beautiful, full of plant life and flowers.

Dimensions: 40cm square.
Materials: Wool (front), canvas (back), wooden buttons.

Designed in Australia. Chainstitched by hand in Kashmir, India.