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different colours represent the land and the various rock holes and sandhills.
Andrea tells us the story of the seven sisters and their travels through the
country as they are pursued by Wati (Man) Nyiru. Nyiru saw the sisters as they
travelled to the west. He fell in love with them, and even though they were of
the wrong skin name to marry him, he was desperate to make them his. As the
women fled from Wati Nyiru they created the country and landscape around
Andrea’s home, trying to trick him and escape from him. The sisters created the
rock holes, sandhills and rocky outcrops as they tried to escape. Eventually
they created a rock hole which went deep under the ground and came up on the
other side of the hill. The women dived into the water and came out on the
other side to fly up into the sky. Wati Nyiru followed them into the water and
when he came out on the other side, he was too late. Now, Wati Nyiru can be
seen to the south of the seven sisters, as he still chases them across the sky.
This painting was produced by Andrea Adamson at our studio in Alice Springs in
2018 for Yubu Napa. Yubu Napa certifies that this is an original work of
aboriginal art painted by Andrea Adamson in Alice Springs.