Walter Pukutiwara (c. 1930 – 10 November 2004) was an Aboriginal artist from central Australia. He crafted traditional tools, such as spears and spear-throwers, and wooden sculptures, known in Western Desert languages as '. He made these by carving the wood and then engraving patterns (') into its surface with a burning wire. This technique is called pokerwork. The patterns engraved into the objects depict ", spiritual stories about creation ancestors from the Dreamtime. The National Museum of Australia contains many examples of Walter's works.