Lorraine Davies Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, b. 1951
Wati Kutjara, 2021
acrylic on canvas
60 x 75 cm
21-274
Lorraine has depicted the Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Men Creation Line) from Warburton. It is here that two brother become embroiled in a bitter family feud that ends in them...
Lorraine has depicted the Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Men Creation Line) from Warburton. It is here that two brother become embroiled in a bitter family feud that ends in them creating the water courses seen today. These are creation beings and as such held immense power to transform the landscape as they moved through it, leaving a complex moral religion written within the vast environment.