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WANGKA WAKANUTJA by Vivien Johnson, Samantha Disbray and Charlotte Phillipus

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WANGKA WAKANUTJA by Vivien Johnson, Samantha Disbray and Charlotte PhillipusThe Papunya Literature Production Centre (PLPC) was the centre of community life at Papunya in the 1980s. Fuelled by youthful energy and guided by the community's Elders among them pioneers of the Western Desert Art movement the centre produced more than 300 Pintupi Luritja readers in a little over ten years. These books hold accounts of moments of first contact, Dreaming stories, life in the community, plants, animals and more. They were written and

The Papunya Literature Production Centre (PLPC) was the centre of community life at Papunya in the 1980s. Fuelled by youthful energy and guided by the community's Elders among them pioneers of the Western Desert Art movement the centre produced more than 300 Pintupi-Luritja readers in a little over ten years. These books hold accounts of moments of first contact, Dreaming stories, life in the community, plants, animals and more. They were written and illustrated on Country and in language. After the program ended, these readers lay boxed in a padlocked dark room...until Dr Samantha Disbray unearthed the key.

The Papunya readers are full of humour, as in Kata yurilpa (Bald Head), which is about a man who uses special plants to grow his hair for a Midnight Oil concert and turns up looking like a long-haired rocker, only to find that the lead singer has a bald head. And they are full of drama, as in the many stories about the first plane ever sighted by the Papunya community, which some believed was a 'stumpy winged devil', or in Walypalalitju Lurtjurinytjaku (Me and a Whitefella Meeting), which is a unique document of one man's personal journey from first contact.

In Pintupi-Luritja, Wangka Wakanutja (pronounced WUN-ka WUK-a-noo-tja) means 'the story has been told'. Richly illustrated with photos of the artists, authors and students in action, as well as artwork from the readers themselves, this is the definitive story of a radical bilingual literature movement, powered by collective creativity and cultural pride.

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Tori Knox
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★★★★★ 5
SO durable & my Blue Heeler LOVES it!
Color: Purple, Color: Purple
My Blue Heeler tears up almost all of her toys if they’re not rubber. This ball is SO durable and she loves it so much!! We’ve had it for 5 months now. She chews on it every day for long periods of time and it’s showing pretty much no wear and tear. I keep wondering if I’ll ever have to pull out the second one from the box lol. It can be hard to squeak with one hand, but it’s easy enough with 2 hands or if you step on it with your foot. It’s hilarious that every time I squeak it she licks her lips. My girl never actually squeaks it while she’s chewing on it, which is actually a plus cuz it doesn’t get annoying when she’s chewing on it for long periods of time. I also love that the ball helps clean her teeth because of the spikes and the size is larger so it’s easy to take it from her while playing fetch. Overall a fun, durable dog toy!
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Nada Talvy
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Totally indestructible!
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Finally! A toy my aggressive chewer cannot destroy!! Can’t even get the squeaker out! No other toy has ever held up and it’s got some nice bounce to it. Perfect size so it can’t get stuck under the sofa. Furthermore, it aids in cleaning his teeth and he loves them. This is a great money saver too! Update - 3 months later - still pup’s fav…still whole - still lotsa bounce - still has squeaker intact. As good as new! I’d buy these again but don’t need to 😃!
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J. Cobb
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 5
Toughest ball of this type.
Color: Blue
My dogs are brutal with these toys. I really like them as the spikes act as a tooth brush, and the dogs love knawing on them. There are other spiked balls like this on amazon, but this one is of better quality. It lasts a lot longer. The squeaker does not last long, the dogs teeth push it into the ball, you can hear it rattling around in there.
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Georgia
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 4
Very good for aggressive chewers
Color: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
Finally found ball that my aggressive chewer doesn't destroy. Has loud squeaker however he broke after 4 days. Probably better, noise gone. Very sturdy and he loves. Also big so doesn't roll under furniture.
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Samantha Anthony
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
Durable
Color: Purple
I bought this for my 80lb 1yr American Bully male,who has made it his mission to test all the toys his dad and I have bought. Now I have 3 other American Bullies, siblings 3yr old 2 females/1male, who did the same at that age and I mastered toy shopping or so I thought. Lol. My new pup loves balls and this is the only one he firstly can't fit completely in his mouth and can't tear it apart. He has tired!
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