This is a complete boxed set of 15 works (limited edition of 99 sets). Items are not for individual sale.
Yilpinji, Love, Magic and Ceremony is an exhibition of fine art prints by senior Aboriginal artists from Balgo Hills, Yuendumu and Lajamanu, that explores the powerful traditions of love magic rituals amongst the Kukatja and Warlpiri peoples of the Tanami Desert region.
The exhibition opened on the 23rd of July 2004 at the Northern Territory & Outback Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, and has been touring both nationally and internationally (UK, Denmark, Sweden, USA, France) until 2006.
Included within this exhibition is the Yilpinji Portfolio Edition; a special boxed portfolio containing fifteen limited edition aboriginal art prints by the most senior Warlpiri and Kukatja aboriginal artists from the remote aboriginal art communities of Yuendumu, Lajamanu and Balgo in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Yilpinji, Love, Magic and Ceremony explores for the first time the powerful Aboriginal traditions of love magic ritual and story that has been practiced and passed down from generation to generation amongst the Kukatja and Warlpiri peoples of the Tanami Desert region.
The 15 original prints in this portfolio all measure 760mm x 560mm and are limited to editions of 99. They are presented in a buckram bound box, which is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue detailing the artists and the stories associated with each print and cross-referencing the images with the social and cultural issues they raise.
