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Tjukurpa Wangka: Storytellers: Artwork from Nyapari

Past exhibition
19 August - 1 September 2013
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Kani Patricia Tunkin, Malilu Tjukurpa

Kani Patricia Tunkin Australian, Pitjantnatjarra, b. 1981

Malilu Tjukurpa
acrylic on linen
100 x 150 cm
822045
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This is the country for Malilu. She is a creation being from the Tjukurpa (Dreamtime). Minyma Malilu nyinanyi wana ngka munu piti (the woman Malilu is sitting with her digging...
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This is the country for Malilu. She is a creation being from the Tjukurpa (Dreamtime).
Minyma Malilu nyinanyi wana ngka munu piti (the woman Malilu is sitting with her digging stick and collecting bowl). She has been dancing, performing Inma important ceremonial dancing for this country and she has left her dancing tracks behind in the sand.
Malilu was a crippled woman and her two daughters had run off to get married, leaving her to fend for herself. It was very hard for her to collect bush foods and water because she had to drag her leg as she walked. Through much effort she collected kampurarpa, wiriny-wirinypa, tawalpa munu mai kutjupa- kutjupa ( desert rasins, bush tomatoes, berries and many different kinds of wild foods).
Malilu dug out a cave in the earth, Katatjitj. It has asmall opening, but is a huge underground cave. This is the purple and white part. She would hide her surplus food there for when she was hungry or too tired to go out hunting. She would make inma (ceremony) in the cave.
This is my country close to Kanpi community.
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