Chainstitch Rug/Tapestry (Small) - Mitjili Napurrula

Chainstitch Rug/Tapestry (Small) - Mitjili Napurrula

Mitjili paints the Watiya Tjuta tree. Mitjili’s style is unique and recognisable. The Watiya Tjuta in Mitjili’s paintings is her father’s Tjukurrpa (dreaming) in Ilyingaungau country (Gibson Desert). This was passed down to her by her mother, Tjunkayi Napaltjareri when story telling, using the same to draw the story as it is told in the traditional way. She remembers “…After I got married, my mother taught me my father’s Tjukurrpa in the sand, that’s what I’m painting on the canvas”, a women’s interpretation.

Dimensions: 61 x 91cm (2 x 3ft).
Materials: Wool with grip pads on back.

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