Better World Arts - Cotton Table Runner, Cynthia Burke

Cotton Table Runner 150 x 45cm.

Punu Piti

Cynthia is a highly skilled punu maker. Punu I’d the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara word for wood, and refers to the traditional artefacts carved from local hard timbers, usually mulga. The design is applied using hot wire to burn traditional stories and patterns into the surface of the wood. Cynthia is a master Punu maker.