Ninuku Tjuta

A Collection of Fine Ninuku Indigenous Art

Ninuku Tjuta

A Collection of Fine Ninuku Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by HARRY TJUTJUNA of Ninuku Arts. The title is Wati Nyiru. [NKHT13053] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by HARRY TJUTJUNA of Ninuku Arts. The title is Wati Nyiru. [NKHT13053] (Acrylic on Linen)
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HARRY TJUTJUNA (dec)

Wati Nyiru
NKHT13053
Acrylic on Linen
 Wati Nyiru | NKHT13053
Acrylic on Linen
 122 x 122cm | 48.03 x 48.03in
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This is a story about a wati (man) named Nyiru. This is Harry’s unique interpretation of an important Tjukurpa (Dreaming story) often painted by women, known as Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming), although Harry paints this story from the perspective of the male character - Wati Nyiru.

Wati Nyiru is sitting up high on a hill at Wyalla, near Port Augusta. He watches the seven sisters go into one end of a cave, and then blocks the other end so they can’t come out. But Wati Nyiru falls asleep, only to wake up and find that they have escaped. He travels around the countryside - from Broken Hill to Nyipurana – looking for them. He is able to track the kungka mob (group of girls), as he can see the smoke from their fire. In the story, Wati Nyiru eventually catches the youngest sister and marries her. Harry identifies strongly with this ancestral figure.

This is a story about a wati (man) named Nyiru. This is Harry’s unique interpretation of an important Tjukurpa (Dreaming story) often painted by women, known as Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming), although Harry paints this story from the perspective of the male character - Wati Nyiru.

Wati Nyiru is sitting up high on a hill at Wyalla, near Port Augusta. He watches the seven sisters go into one end of a cave, and then blocks the other end so they can’t come out. But Wati...