Kungkarangkalpa
ancestor sky Pitjantjatjara single tradition · 1
The Seven Sisters of Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara tradition who travel south from Irawa Bore near Watarrka. They are pursued by Wati Nyiru and eventually escape into the sky, becoming the star cluster Pleiades. The sisters possess wisdom and caution, with the older sister repeatedly protecting them from Wati Nyiru's shapeshifting tricks.
When
- First attested
- 1980 CE
- Attested period
- 1980 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Popular subject for Aṉangu painters since the 1980s; songline performed by elders in 2013; cave art at Walinynga depicts the Seven Sisters.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Wati Nyiru
- manifests as
- Pleiades
- has aspect
- Kampukurta
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Kura Ala songline, the sisters flee west from Wati Nyiru, retaining the name Kungkarangkalpa...they take flight into the sky to become stars.”
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