Ingrid Treacle Australian, Pitjantjara, b. 1970
Ingrid Treacle Australian, Pitjantjara, b. 1970
Kungkarangkalpa - Seven Sisters, 2020
acrylic on linen
152 x 122 cm
837015
This painting depicts the Milky Way, the star cluster known as the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters. The seven sisters tjukurpa, traditional story, was passed on to Ingrid by her father....
This painting depicts the Milky Way, the star cluster known as the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters.
The seven sisters tjukurpa, traditional story, was passed on to Ingrid by her father. The story involves seven sisters who travelled from place to place to escape the man called Nyirru. He constantly change his shape so they have to keep running away. He would like to marry the youngest sister but the other sisters do not like the idea of the sister marrying the man because he is ugly and has six toes. Eventually the sisters fly up into the Milky Way and can be seen as the star cluster known as the Pleiades (Seven Sisters).
The seven sisters tjukurpa, traditional story, was passed on to Ingrid by her father. The story involves seven sisters who travelled from place to place to escape the man called Nyirru. He constantly change his shape so they have to keep running away. He would like to marry the youngest sister but the other sisters do not like the idea of the sister marrying the man because he is ugly and has six toes. Eventually the sisters fly up into the Milky Way and can be seen as the star cluster known as the Pleiades (Seven Sisters).