Helicopter Joey Tjungurrayi | National Museum of Australia

Portrait of Helicopter Joey Tjungurrayi. - click to view larger image

born about 1947, Manyjilyjarra, Kukatja, Wangkajungka language groups, Tjungurrayi skin group, Balgo community, Warlayirti Artists

Helicopter was born with blackhead snake Dreaming at Nyakin, south of Jupiter Well. He fell ill near Natawalu (Well 40) in 1957 and was flown by helicopter to Balgo.

He is a respected maparn (traditional healer) and artist. He returned to his Country for the first time in 2000.

My father got [my spirit] from [Nyakin], and my mother too They were just taking me around them Countries, my mother and father. They took me everywhere.

An acrylic circle and line painting on linen, featuring seven blue circles painted along the artwork at equidistant points. The rest of the painting illustrates clusters of orange, brown, tan and white lines. - click to view larger image — *Kunawarritji to Wajaparni*

A painting on brown linen with orange, red and white vertical stripes with a darker central section. In the centre there are two white and orange circles. - click to view larger image — *Natawalu*

A red and black horizontal striped painting on linen with a red, cream and black horizontal striped section across the centre. Beneath the cream stripes there is a black disc with a cream edge. The stripes start to veer downwards to the right underneath the disc. - click to view larger image — *Waruwiya*

Kamara Brandy Tjungurrayi

Patrick Olodoodi (Alatuti) Tjungurrayi

George Tuckerbox

Paruku George Wallaby

Mitutu Mabel Warkarta

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