Colleen Wallace Nungari
Dreamtime Sisters
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Colleen Wallace Nungari
Dreamtime Sisters
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0881224
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 61x58cm
Year: 2008
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The painting depicts the Dreamtime Sisters (guardian spirits). Eastern Arrernte Aboriginal people from Central Australia call the spirits 'Irrernte-arenye'.
It is their role to guard special areas of land in particular sacred sites. Eastern Arrernte people have deep spiritual respect for the Dreamtime spirits.
Iconography illustrated are:
- The red shapes where the Dreamtime Sisters emerge from represent the Dreaming sites.
If you would like to know more about the Dreamtime Sisters and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Spirituality
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal People
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
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