Artiste : Ruth Fatt

Titre de l'œuvre : Kuru Ala - Seven Sisters’ story

Format : 147 x 100 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Tjungu Palya

Référence de cette peinture aborigène : 16-043

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Ruth was born in the bush at Granite Downs cattle station around 1960 where her parents were working as station hands. Her father' s country is Kampurarpapi􀆟 in Western Australia and her mother's place is Tjalinyla close to Tjuntjuntjara ( Spinifex Country) also in Western Australia. Ruth's grandfather had three wives, as was common for traditional Pitjantjatjara men. Ruth's grandmother was the first wife. Wingu Tingima was the third wife and culturally one of Ruth's grandmothers. She passed away in 2021.

This painting is dealing about Kuru Ala a sacred place for the Kungkarrakalpa (Seven Sisters’ story). Minyma tjuta kapiku nyinanyi. The sisters were sitting around the rockhole. There was a kuniya (python) inside. "Kwarila ngalkunyi kuka wiru mulapa" kangkuru wankangu.

Warungka kampanyi kuka paluru palya. The elder sister said "that's good food to eat" and they cooked the kuniya on the fire. But that wasn't really a kuniya but the man Wati􀆟 Nyiru who had changed his form into that of a snake. He chased the women all across the desert trying to get the elder sister to be his wife.

Her artworks are in the following prestigious collections :

Artbank, Australian Government National Contemporary Art Rentral
W & V McGeoch Collection, Melbourne, Victoria
The Lepley Collection, Perth, Western Australia