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Mrs K. Butler

Tjaparru - Katjarra, 2023
Acrylic On Canvas
91 x 56 cm
23-93KA-BUTK-0022
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The Tjukurrpa at Tjaparru goes that the Tjukurrpa lady Kutungu was hungry and came from the West to Tjaparru looking for food. When she arrived she sat down and made...
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The Tjukurrpa at Tjaparru goes that the Tjukurrpa lady Kutungu was hungry and came from the West to Tjaparru looking for food. When she arrived she sat down and made damper. She mistakenly made the damper out of spinifex resin, instead of damper seeds. She consumed the spinifex resin while it was s?ll hot, thinking it was damper. To her dismay the resin got stuck inside her. It would not move, causing Kutungu to lay down. She was sick and in pain for a long time. Eventually Kutungu pushed out the resin in hard litlle balls, which look like kangaroo droppings. This poo is called mutjul. These mutjul are still at Tjaparru in the form of rocks, they are scattered all over the site. Once she recovered and still hungry Kutungu stormed off to Papuun.
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Tjarlirli & Kaltukatjara Art 23-93KA

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