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MARINGKA BAKER
Pukara10480
Acrylic on Canvas
Pukara | 10480
Acrylic on Canvas
130 x 198cm | 51.18 x 77.95in
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Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (the creation story for the two serpent men). The two wanampi, father and his son travel from rockhole to rockhole in country around Wingellina. This is a dangerous place, Pukara. There is a wanampi here (water snake). Wanampi kutjara (two water snakes), father and son. The two snake men saw that the Anangu women were collecting bush foods. The son snuck back to where the food was at night and stole all the food the women had collected. They saw him and speared him in the side. Tjukurpa mulapa. This is a true story. The two snakes still live at this place.
Read LessWati Kutjara Tjukurpa (the creation story for the two serpent men). The two wanampi, father and his son travel from rockhole to rockhole in country around Wingellina. This is a dangerous place, Pukara. There is a wanampi here (water snake). Wanampi kutjara (two water snakes), father and son. The two snake men saw that the Anangu women were collecting bush foods. The son snuck back to where the food was at night and stole all the food the women had collected. They saw him and speared him in the side.... Read More