Aboriginal Art Blog
Bush Trip November 29th - New Artists and Old!
Posted by Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Dec 06th
The Northern Territory has
been relatively free of Covid until lately, with a few cases occurring up
around the township of Katherine. This resulted in a few good rules introduced
for visiting Abor
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Where to find outstanding Aboriginal rock paintings in Australia
Posted by Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Aug 25th
Where to find outstanding Aboriginal rock paintings in AustraliaWith Indigenous people providing Australia with a history
dating back over 80,000 years, there are ancient rock paintings to be
apprec
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Gloria Petyarre RIP
Posted by Tim Jennings, Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Jun 09th
I and everyone here at Mbantua Gallery were saddened to hear of the death of our friend and prominent Australian Aboriginal artist of many years, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre who passed away on June 8, 202
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How Old Is Aboriginal Culture
Posted by Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Mar 22nd
How Old Is Aboriginal Culture? Although it is well acknowledged that Aboriginal culture is
ancient, with historical evidence pointing to Aboriginal people arriving in
Australia 50,000 years ago
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Kimberley Rock Art
Posted by Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Feb 02nd
Significance of Kimberley Rock
Art
Aboriginal rock art consists of different images and symbols
painted, engraved or sculpted onto rocks. These rock arts date back to at least 40,000 years ago.
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The Art of Minnie Pwerle
Posted by Mbantua Gallery on 2021 Jan 04th
The Art of Minnie PwerleMinnie Pwerle was an acclaimed Aboriginal artist born in Atnwengerrp
of the Northern Territory’s Utopia region
at some point in the early 1920s. Minnie had a total of seven s
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