Mick Wikilyiri Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. c.1940
Mick Wikilyiri Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. c.1940
Wanampi - Water or Rainbow snake, 2011
acrylic on linen
101.5 x 101.5 cm
162-11
The Wanampi Ancestors, mythical non-poisonous snakes, are important to the Anangu (people). The Wanampi are believed to bring rain and fill the waterholes. When it rains the Wanampi go hunting...
The Wanampi Ancestors, mythical non-poisonous snakes, are important to the Anangu (people). The Wanampi are believed to bring rain and fill the waterholes. When it rains the Wanampi go hunting and exploring across the sand dunes. Kuniya, the ancestor of the poisonous snakes, and her nephew transformed into Wanampi. They both live today at the Mutitjulu Waterhole at Uluru.
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