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Maruku Arts

Locality: Mutitjulu

Phone: +61 8 8956 2558

Address: Uluru Kata tjuta National park 0872 Mutitjulu, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.maruku.com.au

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25.01.2022 Kurkati, tinka, milpali or sand goannas, live in the sandhills and plains country and have always been an important source of kuka (meat) for Anangu of this area. They are still hunted in the spring and summer time when they have ended their underground hibernation and can easily be tracked across the red sands. Although the majority of animals carved on the lands are lizards some Anangu have increasingly specialised in stylised tjulpu tjuta or birds. All desert inhabitants,... they range in size and species from the tiniest nyii-nyii or zebra finch to large walawuru, the wedge tail eagle. Cynthia Burke ~ Bush Animals Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery #anangu #ananguart #desertmob #wood #animal #bush #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #cynthiaburke #maruku #woodetching

23.01.2022 Hang a kali (boomerang) on your tree this year and bring the Outback Desert to your home These unique hand painted and carved decorations are created here at Uluru. https://marukuartsgallery.com//bush-christmas-decoration-37... #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #aboriginalaustralia #wood #boomerang #tree #christmas #christmastree #dotpainting #maruku #marukuarts

23.01.2022 Angkaliya has used the raw form of the desert wood to create her two birds and their nest. Angkalia Nelson ~ Tjulpu Kutjara (Two Birds) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery ... Use code : DESERTMOB for 10 % off https://marukuartsgallery.com//c056t1-bird-sculpture-by-an #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #bird #wood #sculpture #maruku #desertmob2020

22.01.2022 Contemporary carvings by Anangu (Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people) are known as punu, hand carved and decorated with walka: patterns burnt into the wood with wire heated on a wood fire. The animals all have their associations with the Tjukurpa, the stories of the Creation Ancestors and the activities which shaped the land, the people and their Law. Many of the details of Tjukurpa are restricted to senior custodians but where possible, the details of a carving’s st...ory will be described. Snakes carved on the lands are usually Kuniya (python), Liru (dangerous snake) or Wanampi (water serpent) and have connections with the Tjukurpa dependent on the artist, their kin and country. Kuniya ~ Cynthia Burke Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #aboriginalpeople #aboriginal #aboriginalaustralia #snake #punu #uluru #wood

22.01.2022 ***Sale Alert*** 20%OFF All this Punu would love a new home Desart Christmas Sale is on!!!... Jump to our website and check it out Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com/col/desert-mob-christmas-sale #art #christmas #anangu #ananguart #ananguartist #aboriginalaustralia #aboriginalart #maruku #marukuarts #christmas #punu #wood #sale

21.01.2022 A unique mind Kunmanara (Niningka) Lewis With great sadness we regret to inform you about the passing of one of our greatest artists, one of our most knowledgeable senior custodians, a founding member and long-serving Director of Maruku Arts. She is dear to all of us - family, friends, artists, and staff of many organisations throughout the NPY Lands of Central Australia. Mrs. Lewis sadly passed away last night in Mutitjulu.... With her vast knowledge of culture, history and her outstanding artistic talent, as well as her great humour she influenced the art-making in the central desert like no other. She had a unique way of telling her stories. Her paintings and walka boards depict life in the central desert her Tjukurpa and every-day life in the old days. Mrs. Lewis had her own, very individual way of creation. She invented new forms - she was the first Tjanpi artist who started doing sculptures; At Ernabella Arts, during a jewellery workshop, she created endangered animals to teach the children about them, while she carved unconventional punu artworks like decorated vases and teapots for Maruku. She pushed conventions of perspective and views of country in her paintings which she did for Ernabella Arts. In summary, she was never afraid of her individuality which made her body of work unique. Her artworks are held in many big collections around Australia and internationally, including the collection of Parliament House in Canberra. Her last 5m long masterpiece Niningka’s Tjukurpa is currently on display in the exhibition Open Hands: Tarnanthi 2020 at the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide. Our thoughts and condolences are with her family. Her passing is a tragic loss for all of us and she will be deeply missed. See more

21.01.2022 Yesterday we held a Maruku Directors Meeting in our Warehouse at Mutitjulu Community. And we also had a small celebration after for Tjilpi’s birthday

20.01.2022 Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, Linda Burneyand Warren Snowdon MP out at Uluu-Kata Tjua National Park today, with Freda and Malya Teamay, Selina and Charmaine Kulitja and Clive Scollay of Maruku Arts. It's been an especially tough 12 months for many in regional and remote Australia.

20.01.2022 How mesmerising is the ripples in the sand out here

19.01.2022 Jump on our website to see our Desert Mob Xmas Sale and grab a few bargains for 20% that collection https://marukuartsgallery.com/col/desert-mob-christmas-sale #sale #anangu #uluru #punu #paintings #christmas #desertmob

19.01.2022 We’re gonna have a very Punu Christmas. Bush Christmas Decorations available now @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//copy-of-bush-christmas-deco... #christmas #anangu #ananguart #uluru #maruku #tree #decoration #decorating #punu #lizard #witchettygrubs #tadpole #animals #christmastime #christmasdecor #christmastree #christmasiscoming #christmasdecorations #christmas2020 #bushchristmas #bushchristmastree

17.01.2022 Little Mio loves playing with his new punu bush cat. Apparently he has tried to eat it and kick box it Mio is an orphan from the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs

17.01.2022 We are open and we want you all to come visit our Maruku Gallery in the UKTNP Cultural Centre @electricfields_music Pukulpa

16.01.2022 Cynthia Burke is a highly skilled woodcarver and has nationally exhibited her Punu (wood carvings) with Maruku. Sharing behind the scenes of how the beautiful Wiras are made by Cynthia

16.01.2022 Anangu love Christmas, so this year we have put together miniature punu sets perfect for your Christmas Tree. Place this set of decorations on your Christmas tree this year to bring the Bush Christmas to you. Each set of Christmas Decorations comes in a classic Maruku Arts Gift Box.

16.01.2022 10% OFF STOREWIDE Starts 9am in the morning so jump on our online gallery and grab some beautiful art Desert Mob 2020

15.01.2022 Rene grew up in Ernabella and Amata in the north of South Australia before marrying and moving to Docker River and later Mutitjulu. Her parents Walter Pukutiwara and Topsy Tjulyata, were acclaimed wood carvers and founders of Maruku Arts. Rene is a member of the NPY Women’s Council Executive, the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir and a past member of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Joint Management. Rene was also a founding director of Walkatjara Art and... a current director and previous chair of Maruku. Rene spends much of her time travelling as both artist and advocate for her people. Rene Kulitja ~ Kungkarangkalpa (The Seven Sisters) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//kungkarangkalpa-the-seven-s

15.01.2022 Francine Kulitja is the eldest daughter of well known artist Rene Kulitja and granddaughter of renowned wood carvers and Maruku founders, the late Topsy Tjulyata and Walter Pukutiwara. She grew up in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) in the far south west corner of the Northern Territory. She also spends time in the Mutitjulu Community in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, where her family has always been strongly involved in traditional land management, tourism and the arts. Fran...cine paints the Tjukurpa or Creation Stories she has inherited through her mother, her grandmother and her grandfather. Celebrating this year’s Desert Mob Market Place we have 10% off Store Wide Use Code : DESERTMOB Francine Kulitja ~ Kungkarangkalpa (The Seven Sisters) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//kungkarangkalpa-the-seven-s #anangu #ananguart #ananguartist #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #centraldesertaustralia #maruku #desertmob2020 #canvas #paint #art #artlovers #sisters #sevensisters

14.01.2022 Malpas we have our winner!!!! Elaine and Brenda have randomly chosen the winner @mandellina Palya (Thank You) to everyone who entered

13.01.2022 Punu Tjuta Give original and unique artworks this Christmas, direct from Central Australia. the birthplace of the Aboriginal Art movement. ... 20% OFF this whole collection ***Desart Christmas Marketplace*** Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com/col/desert-mob-christmas-sale @electricfields Don’t you worry

12.01.2022 Cynthia Burke ~ Tinka (Sand Goanna) The animals all have their associations with the Tjukurpa, the stories of the Creation Ancestors and the activities which shaped the land, the people and their Law. Many details of Tjukurpa are restricted to senior custodians and it is not possible to describe this animal’s story. Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery ... https://marukuartsgallery.com//products/copy-of-tinka-sand #anangu #ananguland #ananguartist #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #aboriginalart #wood #woodcarving #animals #sandgoanna #uluru

12.01.2022 Some of the incredible artwork we have available at Desert Mob Market Place 2020 10% OFF Storewide use code : Desertmob Music Ngayulu nyuntunya wiyangka putu feat Anmanari Wells ~ UPK 6 Album ... #anangu #ananguart #ansnguartist #aboriginalart #maruku #dotpainting #desertmob #desertmob2020 #canvaspainting #painting #paint #art #artlovers #artist #artlover #artlife

11.01.2022 There are small sticks you make a sound like a clap with...clap clap, listening closely then crafting them. That’s how you get music sticks. -Senior Western Desert Aboriginal man

11.01.2022 The wira is a smaller version of the piti or wooden bowl which is a traditional woman’s carrying vessel for food and water. It is used in many ways including as a ladle for collecting water and for digging with. Painted Wira (Collecting Bowl) ~ Calandra Foster Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery ... #punu #bowl #woman #women #anangu #ananguart #aangu #aboriginal #aboriginalart #aboriginalaustralia #aboriginalartist #aboriginalculture #uluru

09.01.2022 The Central and Western Desert kali or boomerang is a non-returning one and usually crafted from wanari, mulga wood. It is used for hunting and fighting and in pairs as a percussive instrument for inma or ceremony. Size and shape differ according to the individual craftsman. Patrick Allen ~ Ceremonial Kali Set of Two (Desert Boomerang) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery ... https://marukuartsgallery.com//ceremonial-kali-set-two-des #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #desertmob2020 #kali #boomerang #wood #woodcarving #maruku

09.01.2022 Iwiri at Yulara Strengthening our roots Iwiri Aboriginal Corporation at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort for their Iwiri Roots tour This event, led by the Adelaide-based Anangu organisation Iwiri, is designed to reconnect Adelaide based Anangu Elders and young people to family and to country with a positive and powerful focus on cultural reclamation. Iwiri is passionate about strengthening their younger people. Community members from Mutitjulu, Ernabella and Amata were also be p...articipating. On Friday and Saturday guests and residents enjoyed a powerful inma and a heart-warming choir at the Town Square Lawns. Maruku was invited to take part of the event with our market stall.

09.01.2022 Desart are hosting an online Christmas Marketplace this weekend! Head to www.desart.com.au from 8am ACST to purchase and explore works from Ikuntji Artists, Arl...pwe Art and Culture Centre, Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre, Tangentyere Artists, Maruku Arts, Warakurna Artists, Warlukurlangu Artists, Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Keringke Arts Santa Teresa, Papunya Tjupi Arts, Martumili Artists, Hermannsburg Potters, Tjarlirli Art, Barkly Regional Arts, Kaltjiti Arts, Ernabella Arts and more. See more

09.01.2022 Pukulpa Pitjama We are Happy that you’re coming Our Gallery has finally reopened today to the public. Us Maruku mob are excited!!!!

08.01.2022 Palya Malpa Wiru (Thank You Good Friends) Thank you all to those who supported us by purchasing our art in this year’s Desert Mob Market Place #desertmob2020

08.01.2022 Some of the beautiful artworks from local Mutitjulu artists in our 20% OFF Desart Christmas Sale We have extended our sale until Friday

07.01.2022 Rhythmic accompaniment to singing and dancing is part of celebrating the Tjukurpa. Timpilypa are used by both men and women and played by holding one stick loosely in the hand while striking it with the other in a slow rhythmic beat. Differences in pitch and tone are achieved by varying the point and intensity of contact. Timpilypa ~ Music Sticks Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery ... #music #wood #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #maruku

07.01.2022 Tjulpu Kutjara (Two Birds) A raw contemporary depiction of desert birds https://marukuartsgallery.com//products/tjulpu-kutjarra-tw

07.01.2022 We are having a STORE WIDE CHRISTMAS SALE for this weekend only!!! Need ideas for your Christmas shopping? Support our local Anangu artists and buy a meaningful gift https://marukuartsgallery.com/

07.01.2022 Timpilypa ~ Music Sticks Rhythmic accompaniment to singing and dancing is part of celebrating the Tjukurpa. On Friday and Saturday guests and residents enjoyed a powerful Inma from ... Iwiri Aboriginal Corporation at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort for their Iwiri Roots tour. This sound is from the Inma All our Timpilypa can be purchased online @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com/collec/timpilypa-music-sticks #anangu #music #inma #ceremony #iwiri

06.01.2022 ‘Munu timpilypa ngarinyi, laka purunypa. Laka purunypa....lakara lakara kulira panya palyaningi. Timpilypa alatjitu.’ -Anangu tjilpi There are small sticks you make a sound like a clap with...clap clap, listening closely then crafting them. That’s how you get music sticks. -Senior Western Desert Aboriginal man Timpilypa (Music Sticks) Desert Mob Market Place is happening right now use code : DESERTMOB for 10% Storwide... Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//prod/gen221-music-sticks-bj #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalartist #aboriginalart #desertmob2020 #music #musicsticks #wood #woodcarving #woodetching #woodburning #maruku

06.01.2022 Anangu only work on traditional carvings (punu) if they can envision the final piece present in the raw materials they see on country; the land seemingly presents the artist with the piece. Check out our online gallery Use code : DESERTMOB and grab yourself 10% off all PUNU ... Music Kulira Wantinyi (feat. Franklin Hatches) https://marukuartsgallery.com/collections/shop-all-punu #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #desertmob2020 #wood #woodcarving #tools #men #women #animal #carving #maruku

06.01.2022 Rene has painted ngura (her country). Formed by the Creation Ancestors’ journeys across the country, their ‘dreaming tracks’ have been followed by countless generations of Anangu since. As well as landforms, they also created customs to be passed on and maintained over subsequent generations. The sites are linked through inma or ceremony - the singing, dancing and body painting which reveals the laws of nature and provides a blue print for life and a guiding map of country. R...ene Kulitja ~ Ngura (Country) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//maru/products/ngura-country #anangu #ananguart #ansnguartist #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #desertmob #renekulitja #country #painting #blackandwhite #dotpainting #maruku #canvas #art #artlovers #artlover #artoftheday #centraldesertaustralia

05.01.2022 Come check out our deadly NAIDOC Market Stall in town square #naidocweek #naidoc #naidoc2020 #marukuarts #maruku #punu #paintings #art #anangu

05.01.2022 Francine’s painting shows minyma mamu or spirit women. Mamu are usually seen as evil spirits or ghosts and their stories are told to children to keep them away from trouble. Francine Kulitja ~ Minyma Mamu (Spirit Women) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery Use code : DESERTMOB for 10% off storewide ... https://marukuartsgallery.com//pr/minyma-mamu-spirit-women #anangu #ananguart #ananguartist #desertmob2020 #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist #canvas #paint #painting #artlovers #art #spirit #women #maruku

05.01.2022 Derek 's painting of Uluru is unusual as most Anangu use the dot painting technique. The famous monolith is a place of powerful Tjukurpa, product of the Ancestors that Anangu recognise when they look at its various ridges and, gullies and caves. The rock holds the presence of these ancestors still. Derek Cotchilli ~ Uluruku Tjukurpa... Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery Use code : DESERTMOB for 10% off https://marukuartsgallery.com//maruku/products/stretched-1 #uluru #anangu #ananguartist #maruku #desertmob2020 #art #artlovers #canvas #paint #australia #aboriginalart #aboriginalartist

05.01.2022 Another day at the markets for NAIDOC WEEK This time we had little helpers Maruku Tjitji (child said like gee-gee)and Papa (dog) #naidocweek #anangu #ananguart #uluru #maruku #marukuarts #market #art

04.01.2022 Kapi Pulka (Big Rain ) Music Raining On the Rock - John Williamson, Pixie Jenkins & Warren H. Williams

03.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK GIVE AWAY! To celebrate NAIDOC Week, this year at Maruku Arts we are giving away this gift pack to one lucky winner! To enter jump on over to our Instagram page Marukuarts and hit the like button, share to your story & tag 3 of your MALP WIRU (Good Friends) ... We will be drawing the winner this Sunday 15th Good Luck

03.01.2022 This is ngura talitja or sand dune country. Series of curving lines are wind rippled sand dunes, sometimes intercut by the tracks of a Tjukuritja; the burrowings of animals; or the dry bed of a desert creek. By their very nature landforms mark sites related to the Creation Ancestors’ journeys across the country; the ‘dreaming tracks’ followed by countless generations of Anangu since. Dots describe the flowers found in the desert landscape. This walka, or design, is specific t...o the Cooley Family. Ngura Talitja (Sand Dune Country) ~ Billy and Joanne Cooley (Father and Daughter Collaboration) Available @ Maruku Arts Gallery https://marukuartsgallery.com//ngura-talitja-sand-dune-cou #anangu #ananguart #aboriginalart #desertmob2020 #billycooley #joannecooley #walka #wood #art #artlovers #maruku

02.01.2022 Desert Mob 2020 has officially kicked off today at Araluen Arts Centre! We have some great works featuring the following artists.. The Kali (Desert Boomerang) Instillation with pieces by Patrick Allen, Nevio Tjami & Lincoln Douglas. The Tjara (shield) Installation is Brett Jennings, Warburton. The Two Walka Boards "The Rirra" by Dallas Symthe, Warakurna. Timpilypa (Music Sticks) by Billy & Lulu Cooley. Lady with Mimpu (water carrying bowl) sculpture by Cynthia Burke, Warakur...na. Piti (Bowl) by Eunice Porter and the painting is Kathryn Queama! Tickets are still available for this weekend’s exhibition and if you can’t get to Alice Springs you can view the exhibition online at this link: araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/more/desert-mob Don’t forget the Desert Mob Marketplace is also kicking off tomorrow at 9am and we are giving you all 10% off store wide. Use the code: DESERTMOB to redeem discount. Shop here: marukuartgallery.com maruku.com.au/blog/desert-mob-2020/

01.01.2022 Maruku Arts sells and exhibits traditionally crafted punu (wooden carvings) as well as paintings and jewellery. All works are created by Anangu artists in the C...entral Western Desert region. As the Maruku Arts Gallery at the Cultural Centre is currently closed to visitors, a new online store has launched which sells a range of different products including punu, small and large canvas paintings, traditional mens’ and womens’ tools, artist design t-shirts and hand-crafted jewellery. Visit https://bit.ly/3mHnOrX

01.01.2022 Billy | Lulu | Tony a new collaboration between Altone designer Tony Hurd & master artists Lulu & Billy Cooley from Mutitjulu, the community near Uluru Up clo...se on details from our new collection. The entire range will be on the showroom floor at Fanuli Sydney very soon . . . . . @fanulifurniture @marukuarts #billylulutony #altone #billyandlulucooley #furnituredesign #australiandesign #interiordesign #indigenousart #architecture #interiorarchitecture #interiorstylist #furniture