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One Song Different Tune: Artist of the APY & NG Lands

Past exhibition
12 July - 19 August 2012
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Puntjina Monica Watson, Pukara

Puntjina Monica Watson Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. c. 1943

Pukara
acrylic on linen
61 x 91 cm
788561
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This is a story about Kaliny-Kaliny (pa) (the honey grevillea). Wati Kutjara Wanampi (two male watersnakes), father and son, are living at Pukara, a waterhole in Western Australia south west...
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This is a story about Kaliny-Kaliny (pa) (the honey grevillea). Wati Kutjara Wanampi (two male watersnakes), father and son, are living at Pukara, a waterhole in Western Australia south west of Irrunytju. Anangu tjuta, lot's of people, come to the rockhole for the sweet water and the father wanampi says "go back to your own country." The people leave and the father and son travel to Willuna where they camp for weeks. They return to Pukara and are sleeping when they hear a buzzing sound. Minyma Punpunpa the lady files are making lots of noise as they buzz around the honey bush. Wati wanampi father and son get up and go to collect honey. It is there that the Wati Mutuja (black ant) finds them and spears the Wati Wanampi son in the side. The young son starts vomiting, and he vomits up all different types of honey grevillea in yellows and orange. There is Kaliny-Kaliny (pa), Ultunkun (pa), Piruwa and Witjinti.
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