Kapi (Waterhole Story)

There are many types of waterholes that Anangu utilize, relying on their intimate knowledge of the environment to know where and when to find water. Sometimes a soakage may have dried up, and the women must use their digging sticks to locate water beneath the surface. They transport it back to their families in wooden bowls, which they carry on their heads.

Dots and lines in their artwork represent the patterns of different desert vegetation types, while concentric circles linked by lines symbolize waterholes, river courses, and the traveling and resting places of Creation Ancestors and Anangu.

Anangu follow the traditions of their Tjukurpa or Creation Law, which encompass coded life survival skills. There are inma or ceremonies for all parts of the country, teaching and celebrating where individuals fit within both the environment and social systems.

Anangu are deeply committed to continuing the teaching and learning of Tjukurpa. Their art is vital work that sustains them economically, physically, and culturally, keeping their stories and traditions alive. Walkatjara Art is the Aboriginal-owned and governed art center belonging to the Mutitjulu community, located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, NT.

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