Tracker Nat Warano’s art of <i>ngijinkirri</i>, the Tennant Creek Brio and Warumungu history

During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Warumungu carver Nat Warano, better known as Tracker Nat, produced drawings painted carvings gifts for exchange in town of Tennant Creek Northern Territory. His art practice was a part his role leader community, he played moving community from reserve outside township to Warrabri south. gifting history tradition ngijinkirri among people, which brought recipient into state obligation giver. Ngijinkirri put teachers politicians this obligation, gifted them. Since rediscovery style art, have been identified both public private collections. beginning research on authors article attributed collections passing through commercial auctions, it is anticipated that there are many more yet be identified.