BERNARD TJALKURI - TJITJI TJUTA
BERNARD TJALKURI
TJITJI TJUTA, 2016
59.4 x 42 cm
Archival Print on Cotton Rag Paper
REGION
Watarru
PROVENANCE
Tjungu Palya Art, Nyapari NT
Cooee Art, Sydney NSW
STORY
Tjitji Tjuta Tjukurpa, Tjukurpa pulka Inma wiru.This Tjukurpa is Tjitji Tjuta, all the Children and (the sacred song and dance ceremony is great. Nyangatja tjitji tjuta pakalpai tjitji wilu tjuta munu witilunpa tjuta munu tjitji langka tjuta
muna tjitji kalaya tjuta tjitji liru tjuta tjitji ngapari tjuta tjitji uwankara tjunguringkupai munu inma kantalpai tjintira Watarrula tjangati. This is where all the children were dancing, there are the stone bush curlew children and emu
children and blue toung lizard children and the snake children. All the children are coming here for dancing at this dry lake bed just this side of Watarru. Tjitji uwangkara, tjitji uwankara winki mamu tjitji . The whole lot, all the children even the spirit sourcers children. (come here to dance).
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