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Palya - Welcome to the blog of Maruku Arts and Crafts. Maruku is the trading arm of the Anangu Uwankaraku Punu Aboriginal Corporation set up in 1984, which literally means wood belonging to Anangu.

Eighteen communities spread over an area similar in size to Victoria now own and are serviced by Maruku Arts. These include Amata, Indulkana, Fregon, Ernabella, Mimili, Docker River, Pipalyatjara, Kalka, Wingellina, Blackstone, Jameson, Warburton, Warakuna, Tjukurla, Kanpi, Nyapari, Finke, Mutitjulu and many smaller homeland centres. The Maruku bush truck visits each community on a regular basis, craftspeople are paid for their work and can buy tools from the truck. The visits also give Maruku employees the opportunity to talk to the crafts people about the operations of Maruku and any new ideas that the craftspeople might have.

There are approximately 800 craftspeople who contribute work to Maruku Arts on a regular basis, this artists co-operative is thought to be the largest of its kind in Australia.

We invite you to look around, ask questions, and be inspired by one of the oldest forms of craftwork in Australia.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Sorry Wiya!



Artists and the board and staff of Maruku are proud to introduce their new range of punu key-rings.

We receive calls and emails constantly out here from people who have visited the Red Centre, apologising for taking rocks and stones from Uluru and wanting to know where to send their "Sorry Rocks" back to.

Now there’s no need to be sorry! Take a tinka home with you instead!

If you leave here without one, you will be sorry!
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