Alison Munti Riley b. 1966
Kungka Kutjara (Two Women) by Alison Munti Riley, 2021
60 x 120 cm
23 5/8 x 47 1/4 inches
23 5/8 x 47 1/4 inches
acrylic on linen
TIAA-AM202119
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Alison primarily paints the journeys of women crossing her homeland, mapping the features of the land and sacred sites from a topographic point of view. She also paints the stories...
Alison primarily paints the journeys of women crossing her homeland, mapping the features of the land and sacred sites from a topographic point of view. She also paints the stories of Seven Sisters Dreaming, Hilly Country, Wangunu (Bush Damper Seed) and the Mamu (Devil) Story. This story, Kungka Kutjara (Two Women) depicts two sisters who travelled from Western Australia into South Australia, through changing landscapes of desert country. The younger sister yearned to return to her own country, but she chose to obey her older sister.