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My Great Grandmother's Country & Seven Sister's Dreaming
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AZEZA POSSUM

This piece tells the story of both sky and land. The inner part of the artwork details tells the creation story of the sky and the ancient myth of the Milky Way and the Seven Sisters (Pleiades). This story takes place at ‘twenty mile’ located near Napperby Creek in the Northern Territory. The Seven Sisters travelled over a vast expanse of country, until they realised that they were being followed by a man called Wati-Nyiru (who was a Tjakamarra man). With little hope of relief, the seven sisters escaped through a fire at Kurlunyalimpa to the Milky Way where they became the stars of the Pleiades in the Constellation Taurus. There they are safe and at rest and watch out over all the women on earth. Wati-Nyiru followed them to the heavens, and become the star Orion, unable to get near them as they move across the night sky. Azeza depicts the cloud formations in front of the Milky Way in the night sky. The seven concentric circles represent the seven sisters while the lone star represents Orion (the Tjakamarra man) reforming the constellation of Pleiades. The outer part of the artwork represents Azeza's Great Grandmothers Country; it is an abstract landscape using traditional motifs and depicts the beauty and abundance of natural resources available in the region. Women are shown gathering food, depicted by the "U" shapes throughout the work. Various bush foods including Bush Berries and Yams are featured throughout the artwork, as are clusters of Spinifex grass, campsites, bush fires and sources of water. This area is very important to Azeza's family, as this is where we come to find food, educate the young and do business and important Ceremonies.
ID: KFA2504

Year: 2025

Dimensions: 1020 x 2065 mm

Medium: Synthetic Polymer Paints on Canvas

Stretching Status: Stretched

$5,500.00 AUD

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