Nganampa Tjukurpa Ananyi Wilurara : Our Stories Are Going West
Past exhibition
Carlene Thompson Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1950
Kalaya Ngura, 2020
Acrylic on Linen
100 x 150 cm
841535
Emu Country. This artwork depicts Carlene's family's country which is near Kanypi in the Western APY Lands. It isthe country of the emu (kalaya) which is the ancestral being who...
Emu Country. This artwork depicts Carlene's family's country which is near Kanypi in the Western APY Lands. It isthe country of the emu (kalaya) which is the ancestral being who formed that part of the country. The kalaya travelled from Kanypi to Watarru.It is very typical for the kalaya to have many children, like Carlene, who had six children.
