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Antjatjinya (Camel), 2024

$320.00

Keshalia Wirri
  • 12cm x 8cm
  • 2024
  • Terracotta and Underglazes
  • Catalog No: KW349-24

‘Antja’ means ‘throat’ and ‘tjinya’ means ‘long’, so a camel is referred to as a ‘longthroat’, or a ‘humpa’.

good meat, good medicine for the body, makes you healthy and blood pressure for lowering blood pressure.

That’s us out camping near my Country down near Docker River. We see camel around there.

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