Barbara Milpati Baker
Barbara is a Kanypi woman. Kanypi is just off the Wadarukawa Creek, a locality just off the Gunbarrel Highway in northwest South Australia, Australia situated about 1270km northwest of Adelaide. Atpprox 676m above sea level, Kanypi is one of the higher localities in South Australia. It is also one of the northernmost localities in South Australia. The nearest ocean is the Southern Ocean about 590km south of Kanypi.
The nearest more populous place is the village of Amata (Musgrave Park) which is 100km away with a population of around 270
Barbara’s vast homeland is featured in her dramatic and yet peaceful artworks that show an uncanny birds eye view of raw Country and all its features.
All Artworks are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity that explains Barbara’s Story of your Artwork
This story is about two women (sisters) looking for food and the places they stop at along the way. It is a popular story.
The two largest circles are the two sisters and the smaller ones along the pathways are places they have been of significance along the way.
The unconnected circles represent the coolamons full of food
The red and yellow dots represent the desert landscape across which they travel.
Indigenous Artists use the symbol of the circle to show the connection we all have to everything – the circle of Life – often it shows a meeting place, a camp fire, a waterhole, a dance ground.