COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: TJUKURLA @ SHORT ST
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Esther Giles Australian, Ngaanyatjarra, 1946-2018
kuruyuritu, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
55.9 x 91.4 cm
838113
This painting is about a dreamtime story. The story is from Esthers mothers country - Mangari. The painting is about a huge tunnel that runs through the ground in the...
This painting is about a dreamtime story. The story is from Esthers mothers country - Mangari. The painting is about a huge tunnel that runs through the ground in the Mangari country. The Ngaanyatjarra people call the site Kuru Yurltu meaning Hollow Eye. This cavern like tunnel holds a large body of water and is the physical representation of a dreamtime story in which a man is speared through the torso as punishment for a crime. The tunnel represents the hole in the mans body after being speared.