Luritja
Haasts Bluff
Serianne is one of the emerging Ikuntji artists that shows much talent for her age. The daughter of Gordon Butcher, a founding member of 'Warumpi Band' and Alison Napurrula Multa, an already established Ikuntji Artist. Her tjukurrpa (dreaming) is that of 'Bush Banana' and Brown's Bore (Kungkayunti).
Her story for Kungkayunti is about the bird's eye view of Tali Tali (Sandhills). This is the country of Joe Tjakamarra Multa, the father of Douglas Multa, Agnes Multa, Lisa Multa, Alison Multa, Rephina Multa, Benita Multa and Patricia Multa and the grandfather to their children. The tali tali are a short walk from where the family lived and the children of Joe grew up.
Kungkayunti is an important place for the travelling Tjukurrpa of the ancestral Arrernte women who travelled 600 kms from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) to Kintore, past Kulpitarra (Outstation) to attend to women’s business. Kungkayunti is the place where the women first camped. On their long journey, the women stopped at Kunkayunti (Brown’s Bore) to camp, rest, eat and dance. When the women reached their destination, they danced, shared their stories and renewed their law. Those women turned into stone and can be seen today. Annual events continue today to strengthen this Tjukurrpa.
