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PUNTJINA MONICA WATSON
Pukara12321
Acrylic on Linen
Pukara | 12321
Acrylic on Linen
107 x 91cm | 42.13 x 35.83in
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This is a story about Kaliny-kalinypa (honey grevillea plant), which Anangu (the term for people in Pitjantjatjara) use as a type of bush lolly, sucking the nectar out of the plant.
In the Tjukurpa (Dreaming story), a father and son, Wati Kutjara Wanampi (two male water snakes), are living at Pukara, an important waterhole site near Irrunytju (Wingellina). Because of the Kaliny-kalinypa which is found at the site, the water there has a sweet taste and lots of people go there to access it. But father Wati Wanampi didn’t like this and he told them to go back to their own country. The people leave and the father and son travel to Willuna, where they camped for weeks.
When they return to Pukara, they are awoken by a buzzing sound. Minyma Punpunpa (the female flies) are making lots of noise as they buzz around the honey bush. This prompts the father and son to get up to go and collect honey. While they are doing this, a Wati Mututa (black ant) finds the father and son, and spears the son in his side. The young son starts spitting and he spits up the yellow and orange seeds of all the different types of honey grevillea. These plants can still be found at this site today. There is a big variety of honey grevillea plants including Kaliny-kalinypa, Ultunkunpa, Piruwa and Witjinti.
In the Tjukurpa (Dreaming story), a father and son, Wati Kutjara Wanampi (two male water snakes), are living at Pukara, an important waterhole site near Irrunytju (Wingellina). Because of the Kaliny-kalinypa which is found at the site, the water there has a sweet taste and lots of people go there to access it.... Read More