Tjarlirli Artists 2011: New works from Tjukurla Community
Past exhibition
Esther Giles Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, 1946-2018
Purrungu, Python Story
acrylic on linen
133 x 76 cm
788099
A place near Tjukurla, the story of Purrungu tells of how a woman went into an underground cave to collect water from a waterhole inside. As she was coming out...
A place near Tjukurla, the story of Purrungu tells of how a woman went into an underground cave to collect water from a waterhole inside. As she was coming out a snake come upon her. Scaring it away, she walked backwards, lest the snake come upon her again. She made it back to camp where all the women were sitting around.