Artiste : Mulyatingki Marney (1940)

Titre de l'œuvre : Minyipuru, Seven sisters

Format : 91 x 61 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Martumili

Référence de cette peinture : 18-378

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

"Seven Sister's way, Minyipuru (Seven Sisters) way. Pangkal painting, this Pangkal Country. Mima (women), [motions to semicircluar forms], all lot. All the mima been dancing there in that ngurra (camp), dancing jakulyukulyu (Seven Sisters), walkajunu (painted, decorated) there."

- Mulyatingki Marney

This painting depicts a part of the Minyipuru story located at the Pangkal rockhole near Telfer. Minyipuru is an important Jukurrpa (dreamtime) story about seven sisters that are travelling throughout the desert as they are pursued by Yurla, a lustful old man. The man chases the wanti (women) all the way from Roebourne on the west coast right through Martu country before flying east. Along the way they stop at many significant sites to camp, sing, dance and collect bush tucker. There are also many interactions with Yurla when he catches up with them along the way, creating an amazing abundance of stories and meaning with this culturally rich narrative. The story is associated with the Pleiades star constellation.

© Photo Aboriginal Signatrure Estrangin Gallery, and text with the courtesy of the Artist and Martumili Arts