In these paintings, Valerie Marshall Napanangka presents a version of the Dream of Pikilyi, a sacred site with a waterhole and stream not far from Yuendumu. Legend has it that a pair of Rainbow Snakes lived there. Women came to remove the lice attached to the bodies of the two mythical beings, who in return gave them the right to take water from the stream.
The Aborigines still celebrate ceremonies in this place, where the spirit of the two snakes still resides.
On the canvas, the wavy lines represent the water flowing into the river, while the black teardrop shapes certainly symbolise the lice that clung to the snakes.
Valerie Marshall NAPANANGKA
Pikilyi Jukurrpa (Vaughan Springs Dreaming) , 2023
Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 107 x 61 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
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N° : 4763
