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Esther Giles Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, 1946-2018
Kuruyurltu
acrylic on canvas
101 x 75 cm
838112
This painting is about a Dreamtime story. The story is from Esther's Mother's country- 'Mangari'. The painting is about a huge tunnel that runs through the ground in the Mangari...
This painting is about a Dreamtime story. The story is from Esther's Mother's country- 'Mangari'. The painting is about a huge tunnel that runs through the ground in the Mangari country. The Ngaanyatjarra people call the site 'Kuru Yurltu'-meaning 'Hollow Eye'. This cavern-like tunnel holds a large body of water, and is the the physical representation of a dreamtime story in which a man is speared through the torso as punishment for a crime. This tunnel represents the hole in the man's body after being speared.