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Fire, Rain, Life, 2008 © Trephina Sultan Thanguwa

Fire, Rain, Life

Trephina Sultan Thanguwa

Trephina Sultan ThanguwaTrephina Sultan Gallery Bush Food (2006) Bush Honey (Honey Grevillea) Bush Tobacco Country Desert Oak Bush Honey Dialysis Machine Art Symbolism Families Hunting and Gathering Bush Tucker Fire, Rain, Life Following the creeks and waterholes Goanna calling for rain Grandmothers Way Grass Seeds Healing Kamiku Ara Kapi (Rain) Kapi-Nguru Kulu Messy Art Minga Ntatha Flowers (My Desert Home in Spring) Rainbow Serpent Regeneration (Renewed Life) Seven Sisters Spiritual Journey Tjanpi Kampanyi Walpangku Wangka Katipai (Voices in the Wind) Water Symbol on Cave Wall Triptych: Fire, Rain, Life

In this painting titled “Fire, Rain, Life” the artist Trephina Sultan reveals:

The Old People cleansed the land with fire.
The rains would come and bring the life back.
Food would be plentiful.

Fire, Rain, Life, 2008 © Trephina Sultan Thanguwa
Fire, Rain, Life, 2008 © Trephina Sultan Thanguwa
Fire, Rain, Life, 2008 (closeup) © Trephina Sultan Thanguwa
Fire, Rain, Life, 2008 (closeup) © Trephina Sultan Thanguwa

Trephina Sultan ThanguwaTrephina Sultan Gallery Bush Food (2006) Bush Honey (Honey Grevillea) Bush Tobacco Country Desert Oak Bush Honey Dialysis Machine Art Symbolism Families Hunting and Gathering Bush Tucker Fire, Rain, Life Following the creeks and waterholes Goanna calling for rain Grandmothers Way Grass Seeds Healing Kamiku Ara Kapi (Rain) Kapi-Nguru Kulu Messy Art Minga Ntatha Flowers (My Desert Home in Spring) Rainbow Serpent Regeneration (Renewed Life) Seven Sisters Spiritual Journey Tjanpi Kampanyi Walpangku Wangka Katipai (Voices in the Wind) Water Symbol on Cave Wall Triptych: Fire, Rain, Life

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