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Kapi Tjukurla (Tjukurla Rock holes)

Kapi Tjukurla is a sacred women’s site where the sisters came to drink water from the rock hole. Knowledge of where to find Kapi Tjukurla was handed down through generations as it is a significant source in times of drought.

The kapi across the lands vary in size from as large as a car to as small as a deep kitchen sink. They can be found buried in the flat rock surface on the ground, at the bottom of a waterfall or among the ranges where there is an expanse of flat rock surface. Yarnangu kept these rock holes clear of dirt build up, dead animals and debris so the water can remain drinkable. These rock holes are still only used specifically for drinking and cooking when people go out on country. 

The circles in the painting represent Kapi Tjukurla. The lines connecting the circles are the creeks, streams or paths the water takes when it rains.

Categories: Papulankutja Artists

Name: Chantelle (Jessica) Lyons

Language: Ngaanyatjarra

Biography:

Chantelle lived in Papulankutja (Blackstone) for most of her childhood. She spent two years in Alice Springs boarding at Yirara College in 2007-08 before returning to Papulankutja for the rest of her school years. Having grown up in a small community, surrounded by family and with a lot of freedom she found living in the town very constrictive. Chantelle's mother Mildred Lyons and her aunties Paula, Joy and Angela Lyons are all painters at Papulankutja Artists as well.

In adulthood she moved east to Mimili in the APY Lands in South Australia to be with her husband Con Campbell. They have one daughter who was born in 2013. They lived in Mimili for nine years before moving back to Papulankutja in 2019. She loves drawing in her journal and is inspired by visions she has in dreams of beautiful things. 

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