Esther Giles Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, 1946-2018
Purrungu, Python Story, 2014
acrylic on canvas
101.5 x 75.5 cm
14-122
A place near Tjukurla, the story of Purrungu tells of how a woman went into an underground cave to collect water from a rockhole inside. As she was coming out...
A place near Tjukurla, the story of Purrungu tells of how a woman went into an underground cave to collect water from a rockhole inside. As she was coming out a snake came upon her. Scaring it away, she walked backwards lest the snake come upon her again. She made it back to camp where all the women were sitting around.