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KEITH STEVENS
Piltati17-003
Synthetic Polymer on Linen
Piltati | 17-003
Synthetic Polymer on Linen
200 x 300cm | 78.74 x 118.11in
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This is the Wanampi Tjukurpa (water snake men dreaming) for Nyapari. This place is called Piltati. Piltati rockhole is just in the hills, really close to the community.
There are two men who are water snakes. Piltati is the main waterhole and those wanampi (snake men) go in one rockhole and can come up in another one. Also, here there are kuyi (harmless small snakes) that have ngura tjuta (many homes). The wanampi loves to eat those kuyi. Minyma kutjara (two women) were digging for that big kuniya (carpet python) but it was only those wanampi (watersnake men) tricking. Those women speared the wanampi by accident and he got up and chased them and killed them.
This is the Wanampi Tjukurpa (water snake men dreaming) for Nyapari. This place is called Piltati. Piltati rockhole is just in the hills, really close to the community.
There are two men who are water snakes. Piltati is the main waterhole and those wanampi (snake men) go in one rockhole and can come up in another one. Also, here there are kuyi (harmless small snakes) that have ngura tjuta (many homes). The wanampi loves to eat those kuyi. Minyma kutjara (two women) were digging for that... Read More
There are two men who are water snakes. Piltati is the main waterhole and those wanampi (snake men) go in one rockhole and can come up in another one. Also, here there are kuyi (harmless small snakes) that have ngura tjuta (many homes). The wanampi loves to eat those kuyi. Minyma kutjara (two women) were digging for that... Read More