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  Tjanpi Desert Weavers

• Year

  2023

• Medium

  tjanpi (wild harvested grass), bush dyed raffia

• Size

  12x18

Janet Forbes is a Ngaanyatjarra woman from Blackstone (Papulankutja) Community. Janet learnt to make baskets from her older sister Ruby Reid and was taught to make artefacts by her mother. She soon began experimenting with Tjanpi sculptures with great enthusiasm, and has produced a large quantity of unique and high-quality works filled with character and charm. Many years of wood carving has given her a good feel for three-dimensional work. She attended a metal casting workshop in Brisbane which further excited her sculptural imagination and skills.