Australian Aboriginal Art - Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi is the older daughter of Clifford Possum
Tjapaltjarri. Her paintings have been exhibited in Australia,
Washington DC, London, and Switzerland.
Milky Way Dreaming tells the mythological story of seven sisters, the
stars of the constellation Taurus (Pleiades), being chased across the
sky by a Jakamarra man represented by the morning star in Orion's belt.
For another depiction of Milky Way Dreaming and a more complete
description of the myth, see the painting by
Janet Forrester Nangala.
Whirly Whirly Dreaming depicts dust devils. It also celebrates the
fertility of the land near the Napperby Lake area. The whirly whirly
are represented by the pink neuron-like shapes and the ceremonial
sites by the concentric circles.
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