Details of Wanka: Spider

Catalog Number : 27265
Size : 80cm x 126cm
Medium : acrylic on canvas
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"This is a big spider man. Wati paluru Ngankari (a male healer, traditional docter). He is a powerful man. When rain comes he hides in his nest.
He is a clever man. At night time he changes colour. His name is Wanka, Spider. He is here with his woman spider. That's the story. Tjitji wanka tjuta, all around them are the children. I am the spider man, ngankari (healer, traditional doctor)."