Rupert Jack Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1951
Rupert Jack Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1951
Maku Maku, 2022
acrylic on canvas
150 x 80 cm
403-22
This is a tjukurpa (story) from near Mimili when people came here a long time ago. When the maku (witchetty grub) was finished, people sang the maku to make them...
This is a tjukurpa (story) from near Mimili when people came here a long time ago. When the maku (witchetty grub) was finished, people sang the maku to make them come back. They sang and scattered leaves to make the maku come out of the ground