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Click to enlargeb. 1970
- Region
- APY Lands
- Community
- Amata
- Language group
- Pitjantjatjara
Ngayuku Ngurra - My Country, 2019
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
122 x 151 cm
$5,500
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- Provenance
- Tjala Arts, Amata, SA Aranda Art, Tallarook, Vic Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
- Artwork story
- This painting tells the story of the caterpillars ' anumara'. The anumara is the large edible caterpillar with a hook on its tail. It is a story about kinship groups – represented by north and south. All the caterpillars travelled from places in the north and the south and all met up in one resting place (ngura). When the minima (women) and tjitji (children) arrive, the women dance in the fire and give the man the ceremonial stick. This ceremony was not performed for a long time, until more recently, when men from Amata took part.