Sharon Adamson Australian, Pitjantjara, b. 1996
Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2019
acrylic on linen
152.5 x 198 cm
239-19TJ
The Wanampi Ancestors, mythical non-poisonous snakes, are important to the Anangu (people). The Wanampi are believed to bring rain and fill the waterholes. When it rains the Wanampi go hunting...
The Wanampi Ancestors, mythical non-poisonous snakes, are important to the Anangu (people). The Wanampi are believed to bring rain and fill the waterholes. When it rains the Wanampi go hunting and exploring across the sand dunes. Kuniya, the ancestor of the poisonous snakes, and her nephew transformed into Wanampi. They both live today at the Mutitjulu Waterhole at Uluru.