COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT : IRRUNYTJU: Artworks From The Bungalow
Current viewing_room
Heather Watson Australian, unknown, b. 1967
Kapi Tjukurpa, 2023
acrylic on canvas
105 x 75 cm
23-336
There are many rockholes around Irrunytju, all with different names and exiting stories — Wani Wani, Irrunytju Rockhole, Ulkultjura. For Aboriginal people living a traditional life in the desert areas...
There are many rockholes around Irrunytju, all with different names and exiting stories — Wani Wani, Irrunytju Rockhole, Ulkultjura.
For Aboriginal people living a traditional life in the desert areas of Australia, water, and knowledge of where it could be found, was essential to survival. Therefore, throughout Aboriginal Australia all water sources - rockholes, fresh water springs, soakages, rivers, underground water and billabongs — form a vital part of traditional knowledge and ritual life. Rockholes and other water sources were, and where possible still are, constantly maintained so that the water supply remains fresh and accessible
For Aboriginal people living a traditional life in the desert areas of Australia, water, and knowledge of where it could be found, was essential to survival. Therefore, throughout Aboriginal Australia all water sources - rockholes, fresh water springs, soakages, rivers, underground water and billabongs — form a vital part of traditional knowledge and ritual life. Rockholes and other water sources were, and where possible still are, constantly maintained so that the water supply remains fresh and accessible