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The Wati who was looking for Lasseter by Jean Burke

"There was a White Man. He was travelling around looking for Lasseter. He went and camped at a rockhole south of Docker ...
Miners by Jean Burke

This is a story from Wingellina, near Jean's birthplace. She paints a group of miners from the early days working in a n...
Snake sculpture
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Jean I. Burke
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Whitefellas Spinning Around by Jean Inyalanka Burke, 2011
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Jean I. Burke
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Ngaanyatjarra Council's 30th Birthday Party by Jean Inyalank...
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Cat sculpture (Ngaya)
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Jean I. Burke
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Y'iwarra Kultu Warakurnala Kutu (The Road to Warakurna) by J...
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Jean I. Burke
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Lizard sculpture
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Bird sculpture
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Cat sculpture (Ngaya)
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Lizard sculpture
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Camel Lady by Jean Burke

In the late 1970s Robyn Davidson, a lone woman and her three camels travelled into the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Somewhere ne...
Goanna sculpture
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Macauley and McDougall by Jean Burke

Bob Macauley and Bill McDougall were Native Patrol Officers working in the vast expanse of the Central and Western Deser...
Mouse sculpture
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Jean I. Burke
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Making the Cut Line with Len Beadell by Jean Burke

This painting tells the story of the graded road made by Len Beadell and his crew to service the Giles Meteorological St...
My Father's Donkeys by Jean Burke

"My father got the donkeys from Amata to use for travelling. We went from Amata to Warburton and back to Blackstone, the...
Pair of black and brown wooden lizard sculptures
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Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia
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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	The Wati who was looking for Lasseter by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Miners by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Whitefellas Spinning Around by Jean Inyalanka Burke, 2011 Warakurna History Paintings collection no.2 Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection no.2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Ngaanyatjarra Council's 30th Birthday Party by Jean Inyalank... Warakurna History Paintings collection no.2 Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection no.2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Cat sculpture (Ngaya) Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Y'iwarra Kultu Warakurnala Kutu (The Road to Warakurna) by J... Warakurna Tjanpi collection no.2 Apply Warakurna Tjanpi collection no.2 filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter		Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Cat sculpture (Ngaya) Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Camel Lady by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter
	Macauley and McDougall by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	Mouse sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Making the Cut Line with Len Beadell by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
	My Father's Donkeys by Jean Burke Warakurna History Paintings collection Apply Warakurna History Paintings collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
Image Unavailable	Pair of black and brown wooden lizard sculptures Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter

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