Artiste : Anyupa Nelson

Titre de l'œuvre : Mittunya Ngura

Format : 122 x 91 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Ninuku

Référence de cette peinture : 22-17

Demander le prix de l'œuvre / Enquiry

Explications pour cette œuvre :

I am painting a story my mother taught me. Mittunya Ngura, this is the country called Mittunya. My sister's country. This is a story about Kaliny-Kaliny(pa) (the honey grevillea). Wati Kutjara Wanampi (two male watersnakes), father and son, are living at Pukara, a waterhole in Western Australia south west of Irrunytju. Anangu tjuta, lot's of people, come to the rockhole for the sweet water and the father wanampi says "go back to your own country". The people leave and the father and son travel to Willuna where they camp for weeks. They return to Pukara and are sleeping when they hear a buzzing sound. Minyma Punpunpa the lady flies are making lots of noise as they buzz around the honey bush. Wati wanampi father and son get up and go to collect honey. It is there that the Wati Mututja (black ant) finds them and spears the Wati Wanampi son in the side. The young son starts vomiting, and he vomits up all different types of honey grevillea in yellows and orange. There is Kaliny-Kaliny(pa), Ultunkun(pa), Piruwa and Witjinti.

© Photo : Aboriginal Signature Estrangin gallery with the courtesy of the artists and Ninuku.