Seven Sisters – Kungkarangkalpa

Artist: Iluwanti Ken
Community: Rocket Bore
Acrylic on Linen
101.5 X 152.5cm
2010

This is a Tjukurpa Story (Creation Story) about the constellations of Pleiades and Orion. The sisters are the constellation of Pleiades and the other star Orion is said to be Nyiru or Nyirunya (described as a lusty or bad man). Nyiru is forever chasing the sisters known as the Kunkarunkara women as it is said he wants to marry the eldest sister.

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