Anyupa Nelson Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1968
Anyupa Nelson Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1968
Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Story), 2024
acrylic on canvas
122 x 122 cm
24-192
This is a major Tjukurpa for Irrunytju (Wingellina) and across the central Australian deserts. The seven sisters travelled from Kaliwarra to Wannan in Western Australia, stopping at significant sites and...
This is a major Tjukurpa for Irrunytju (Wingellina) and across the central Australian deserts. The seven sisters travelled from Kaliwarra to Wannan in Western Australia, stopping at significant sites and rockholes including Kuru Ala, a sacred place for women. They encountered a lustful man named Wati Nyiru, who chased them around the desert. Some of the details of this jukurpa (Dreaming story) are sacred and can't be repeated.