Details of Piltati

Catalog Number : 27388
Size : 94cm x 92cm
Medium : acrylic on canvas
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This is Piltati Tjukurpa (the creation story for Piltati). Wati wanampi kutjara munu kunga kutjara (about two serpent men and two women). The sisters went out each day to dig for mai and kuka (bush foods and meat). The wanampi travelled all over the country hiding in the earth and playing tricks on the two women. The women dug many deep holes in the ground looking for snake meat, however the kuniya (python) they thought they were chasing was really one of the wanampis in disguise. He was always pne step ahead of the women. As they dug with their wana (wooden stick) the wanampi slip deeper into the country. The women dug for many days. their digging can still be seen as Piltati Creek.