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Kulyuru
21-185
Acrylic on Linen
Kulyuru | 21-185
Acrylic on Linen
230 x 200cm | 90.6 x 78.7in

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Nyangatja kapi pulkana munu ini kulyuru ka nyangatja ngura Minyma tjutangku palyanu ka tjana tjawani tjawani kukaku kuniya kaya kuniya ngurini. This is a huge rockhole. It’s called Kulyuru and is a creation site of the Seven Sisters. The sisters were searching for a large carpet python and kept digging down while searching for the kuniya and created this waterhole.

Kulyuru belongs to the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa. The women travelled from Kuru Ala to Kulyuru in pursuit of a kuniya (carpet python) and he fled down a hole at Kulyuru. The women eager for a feed, first dug a small hole, but he wasn’t there. This formed the Rockhole called Watakala,. They dug at another place, but he wasn’t there either. At Kulyuru they dug and dug, deeper and deeper. All of a sudden, the Kuniya flew up out of the rock hole. The sisters caught the python and cooked it up and ate it. Once they tasted the cooked meat, they knew something was not right as they meat tasted strange. They realised that this was Wati Nyiru (the man called Nyiru), who had transformed his body into that of the python. Wati Nyiru was a lustful old man who had his eye on Kampakutja the eldest sister. He had been following the women over vast tracks of country waiting for his moment to pounce.

From Kulyuru the women flew to Minyma Nyanpi Rockhole, where they painted their breasts in traditional ceremonial designs and performed a sacred dance before flying further west and eventually up into the sky where they became the constellation of the Seven Sisters.

Nyangatja kapi pulkana munu ini kulyuru ka nyangatja ngura Minyma tjutangku palyanu ka tjana tjawani tjawani kukaku kuniya kaya kuniya ngurini. This is a huge rockhole. It’s called Kulyuru and is a creation site of the Seven Sisters. The sisters were searching for a large carpet python and kept digging down while searching for the kuniya and created this waterhole.

Kulyuru belongs to the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa. The women travelled from Kuru Ala to Kulyuru in pursuit of a kuniya (carpet... Read More

Kulyuru
21-212
Acrylic on Linen
Kulyuru | 21-212
Acrylic on Linen
230 x 200cm | 90.6 x 78.7in

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Nyangatja kapi pulkana munu ini kulyuru ka nyangatja ngura Minyma tjutangku palyanu ka tjana tjawani tjawani kukaku kuniya kaya kuniya ngurini. This is a huge rockhole. It’s called Kulyuru and is a creation site of the Seven Sisters. The sisters were searching for a large carpet python and kept digging down while searching for the kuniya and created this waterhole.

Kulyuru belongs to the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa. The women travelled from Kuru Ala to Kulyuru in pursuit of a kuniya (carpet python) and he fled down a hole at Kulyuru. The women eager for a feed, first dug a small hole, but he wasn’t there. This formed the Rockhole called Watakala,. They dug at another place, but he wasn’t there either. At Kulyuru they dug and dug, deeper and deeper. All of a sudden, the Kuniya flew up out of the rock hole. The sisters caught the python and cooked it up and ate it. Once they tasted the cooked meat, they knew something was not right as they meat tasted strange. They realised that this was Wati Nyiru (the man called Nyiru), who had transformed his body into that of the python. Wati Nyiru was a lustful old man who had his eye on Kampakutja the eldest sister. He had been following the women over vast tracks of country waiting for his moment to pounce.

From Kulyuru the women flew to Minyma Nyanpi Rockhole, where they painted their breasts in traditional ceremonial designs and performed a sacred dance before flying further west and eventually up into the sky where they became the constellation of the Seven Sisters.

Nyangatja kapi pulkana munu ini kulyuru ka nyangatja ngura Minyma tjutangku palyanu ka tjana tjawani tjawani kukaku kuniya kaya kuniya ngurini. This is a huge rockhole. It’s called Kulyuru and is a creation site of the Seven Sisters. The sisters were searching for a large carpet python and kept digging down while searching for the kuniya and created this waterhole.

Kulyuru belongs to the Seven Sisters Tjukurpa. The women travelled from Kuru Ala to Kulyuru in pursuit of a kuniya (carpet... Read More

At ReDot Fine Art Gallery, we acknowledge all the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands of the artists we represent, both past, present, and emerging. We have profound respect for all Indigenous people, and we strive through a thoughtful and culturally sensitive curation process of their artwork to represent their “Tjurkupa” to our global audience.

We prioritise authentic representation and ensure that the artists' voices and perspectives remain at the forefront of our platform’s objective.

By fostering collaborative partnerships and engaging with community art centres directly, we aim to create a safe and inclusive space that celebrates and preserves Indigenous cultural heritage and its artistic legacy.

At ReDot Fine Art Gallery, we acknowledge all the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands of the artists we represent, both past, present, and emerging. We have profound respect for all Indigenous people, and we strive through a thoughtful and culturally sensitive curation process of their artwork to represent their “Tjurkupa” to our global audience.

We prioritise authentic representation and ensure that the artists' voices and perspectives remain at the forefront of our platform’s objective.

By fostering collaborative partnerships and engaging with community art centres directly, we aim to create a safe and inclusive space that celebrates and preserves Indigenous cultural heritage and its artistic legacy.