Madeline Curley

2019, acrylic on Belgian Linen
198 x 182 cm
Cat No. 19-242

RIKINA!
Kaltjiti Artists

On exhibition at Paul Johnstone Gallery

Nyangatja seven sister-nya tjukurpa ngayulu Wangkanyi Ngayuku mama-ku nguraku tjukurpa. Minyma paluru tjana Kapilta nguru pitjala kulila wirkanu munuya kapi tjikira mapakanu Puntila kutu munu mapakanu wirkanu Kungka-uula ngura tjunu. Ka wati panya paluru rawangku wananingi palutjana tjana ngarira tjinturingkula ma-pakanu ngura panya Alkarala kutu.

This is the seven sisters story. I was given this story by my father, David Curley. It’s about seven sisters who are running away from nyiru (a man who is after the oldest sister). They travelled all the way from Port Pirie and then travelled around Australia before ending in the Desert. The sisters kept changing to trick the man, but he kept changing too. This is a very important Tjurkurpa — true story.