Colleen Wallace Nungari

Dreamtime Sisters

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Dreamtime Sisters
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Dreamtime Sisters

Colleen Wallace Nungari

Dreamtime Sisters

Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0861192
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 71x122cm
Year: 2008
Price: AUD$2,750.00 inc. GST

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The painting depicts the Dreamtime Sisters dancing. The Eastern Arrernte ancestor spirit figures are known as Irrernte-arenye. It is their role to look after the Eastern Arrernte country and guide their families.

Other symbols illustrated are:

  • Coolamon (red)
  • Totem pole or stick
  • Yam seed (blue and purple curl in the centre)
  • Waterhole connected by running water (top right & left)
  • Dreaming site (large multicoloured circles)

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