Walawuru Tjukurpa – Story of the eagles
2025
Medium
stoneware
Measurements
52.3 × 29.0 cm diameter
Credit Line
Purchased with funds donated by Beatrice Moignard and Emily Hardy, 2025
© The Artist, Tjala Arts and Jan Murphy Gallery
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Iluwanti Ken is a senior Pitjantjatjara artist working across painting, weaving and sculpture. Ken is known for her expressive depictions of mother eagles hunting, conveying her Tjukurpa (Anangu ancestral knowledge, encompassing past, present and future). Ken has explained that birds like the walawuru (eagles) and patupiri (swallows) have lessons for Anangu women about how to care for one’s children. These birds build strong wiltjas (shelters) for their family, they hunt for food and protect their young. She has noted that the Walawuru Tjukurpa – the story of the eagles – is connected to her father’s Country: ‘This is my Tjukurpa and all my children’s Tjukurpa too.’