The Painting depicts design associated with the rockhole and cave site of Tjintjintjin, just to the west of the Kintore Community in Western Australia. The roundels and lines in this...
The Painting depicts design associated with the rockhole and cave site of Tjintjintjin, just to the west of the Kintore Community in Western Australia. The roundels and lines in this painting depict the geographical features in area through which an old women , katungka Napanangka, passed during her travels from from Malparingya in the north west. At this site Kutunga knew of an ancestral Kuniya (snake) that lived underground. She proceeded to dig a hole in search of the Kuniya, eventually locating and killing it. She then cooked and ate it before continuing her travels east to Maruntji, south-west of Mt Liebig. During her travels Katungka also gathered the edible berries know as Kampurarrpa or desert raisin from the small shrub Solanum centrale. At Muruntji she was accosted by one of a group of boys so she chased them and caught all but the culprit, who managed to escape. She then travelled to Kaltarra, where she entered the earth.