Tjanpi Nyawa! Look at the Grass! # 124

Tjanpi Nyawa! Look at the Grass!

09:15, Friday 14th June, Museum Auditorium

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  • Director/Anthropologist: Christiane Keller
  • Year of Release: 2012
  • Duration: 26 mins
  • Country of Production: Australia
  • Location: Warakurna and surrounds, Western Australia
  • Ethnic Group: Ananagu people
  • Language: Ngaanyaatjarra, Pitjantjatjarra (English)

This film captures the multi-sensory experiences of Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Australian Aboriginal fibre artists who work mainly with grass, wool and raffia. It portrays the integration of this more recently developed artistic expression within desert culture and captures the atmosphere of sociability of these women seldom seen in Australian films.

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