This painting is about Antara, a site close to Mimili Community that is very important to my family.
Kungka Kutjara Yananyi tjkula. A long time ago, two women went to apu katu, the hill around Antara. They were singing inma (song) and hitting the rock with puns (stick). Maku tjuta (a lot of witchery grubs) came from the tree we call Maku Ilykuwara (Witchetty Bush).
When we go out to the Antara and sing inma, we collect maku tjuta and other bush tucker the next day.
My auntie Milatjari Pumani taught me how to respect Maku Tjukurpa for Mimili Community. I also teach my daughters what Maku Tjukurpa means.
Mimili Community is home to 300 Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people who have been living in the area for millennia in harmony with nature and acting as custodians of the land and the Tjukurpa (creation stories). Mimili was formerly known as Everard Park, which was a cattle station that was retuned to Aboriginal ownership through the 1981 APY Lands Act. Mimili Community was incorporated as an Aboriginal Community in 1975.
Year: 2023
Dimensions: 1520 x 1220 mm
Medium: Synthetic Polymer Paints on Belgian Linen
Stretching Status: Stretched
$5,500.00 AUD
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