Teresa Baker Pitjantjatjara, b. 1977
78 3/4 x 59 in
This is the country for Malilu. She is a creation being from the Tjukurpa (Dreamtime).who created rock formations (said to represent her body, her carrying dish and other aspects) at the hill near Kanpi. Minyma Malilu nyinanyi wana ngka munu piti (the woman Malilu is sitting with her digging stick and collecting bowl). She has been dancing, performing Inma important ceremonial dancing for this country and she has left her dancing tracks behind in the sand. Malilu was a crippled woman and her two daughters had run off to get married, leaving her to fend for herself. It was very hard for her to collect bush foods and water because she had to drag her leg as she walked. Through much effort she collected kampurarpa, wiriny-wirinypa, tawalpa munu mai kutjupa- kutjupa (desert raisins, bush tomatoes, berries and many different kinds of wild foods).
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