Artist: Tjunkaya Tapaya
Description:
A scene from the Kutungu tjukurpa. This story takes place in the country north of Uluru. Kutungu is a woman
about which many stories are told. In this particular part of the tale, Kutungu, now the mother of many
children, is travelling with them on a long journey by foot. On the way she has gathered vast amounts of
bush foods, particularly ''kampurarpa'' (bush tomatoes), and is carrying them in her ''piti'' on her head. The
children become very homesick on this journey far from familiar places and refuse to continue on. Kutungu
again and again asks that they come with her, but eventually they sit down and won''t budge. She leaves
the bush foods with them and continues on alone. Ernabella Arts code TT1412-09