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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Herman Corby Tjapaltjarri, Kapi Tjukurrpa, 2023

Herman Corby Tjapaltjarri

Kapi Tjukurrpa, 2023
acrylic on linen
91 x 76 cm
22-23
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This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains...
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This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains when the earth has been replenished with new growth. The rock holes collect the water during the rains. Knowledge of where to find water is handed down from generation to generation to ensure survival in the desert. This work represents the elements of a storm - wind, rain, thunderclouds and lightning. It also tells the story of rain and water flowing from the waterholes and flooding the usually dry creek beds. If present, the U shapes are the women sitting around the rock holes.
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