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Pantjiti Lionel & Ungakini Tjangala Kakalala, Kaanga munu Walawuru 2006
Acrylic on Belgian linen 1500 x 1800mm SOLD
The artists’ favourite milpatjunanyi/sand story. About a man Eagle and his two wives, crow and cockatoo. Crow
was the first wife, and Cockatoo the younger and more beautiful. Crow became jealous as Eagle kept giving her the
best meat and staged a plan for revenge. One day when out gathering bush foods, Crow killed the pregnant
Cockatoo and then pretended to Eagle that Cockatoo had had her baby and was staying in the bush (as was the
traditional way). For a long time she pretended, telling Eagle what a beautiful baby it was until he started to become
suspicious. Eventually he found Cockatoo’s dead body while hunting and returned to camp and killed Crow.