Tjintu Kutjupa Tjintu Kutjupa - Desert Days

A Collection of Indigenous Art from Tjungu Palya

Tjintu Kutjupa Tjintu Kutjupa - Desert Days

A Collection of Indigenous Art from Tjungu Palya

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAVID MILLER of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Wati Kanayla. [12407] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by DAVID MILLER of Tjungu Palya Artists. The title is Wati Kanayla. [12407] (Acrylic on Linen)
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DAVID MILLER

Wati Kanayla
12407
Acrylic on Linen
 Wati Kanayla | 12407
Acrylic on Linen
 200 x 120cm | 78.74 x 47.24in
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This is the story for Wati Kanyala,(euro man) he is the nephew of Wati Ngintaka (perentie man). When anangu tjuta (many people) killed that ngintaka at Pulpal the nephew decided to turn into a kanyala (euro), then a big mob of people chased him to Inarki wanting to eat that kuka pulka (big meat). At Inarki my tjamu (grandfather) from the dreamtime was there, saying "he is not a kanyala, he is a wati" but those people didn’t believe him and kept chasing him back to Pulpal. At Pulpal he tricked them and killed them all with his tail. Now there is a big rockhole in that place where this happened.

This is the story for Wati Kanyala,(euro man) he is the nephew of Wati Ngintaka (perentie man). When anangu tjuta (many people) killed that ngintaka at Pulpal the nephew decided to turn into a kanyala (euro), then a big mob of people chased him to Inarki wanting to eat that kuka pulka (big meat). At Inarki my tjamu (grandfather) from the dreamtime was there, saying "he is not a kanyala, he is a wati" but those people didn’t believe him and kept chasing him back to Pulpal. At Pulpal he tricked...