Kalaya Tjunta (to the left of the Desert Oak), Southwest Uluru
Where Lungkata, the blue-tongue lizard, dropped the thigh meat of Kalaya (emu) that he had stolen from the Panpanpalala brothers.
Kalaya Tjunta is located between 'Ikari' west and 'Kuniya Piti' east.
Kalaya Tjunta represents the emu thigh in the Lungkata story. The thigh itself is the large piece of Mutitjulu Arkose sandstone that has been 'topographically jointed' and/or raised away from the main surface of Uluru by exfoliation (in this case, possibly by a process of removal of overburden [material] and subsequent rebound,) similar to the ceremonial pole 'Ngaltawata' on the northwest corner.
The line which can be seen coming into Kalaya Tjunta represents the spear from the Panpanpalala Bell-Bird Hunters; '...(Lungkata) came upon a wounded Kalaya (emu),still dragging a spear from another hunt..'
Refer to page 98 of UKTNP Knowledge Handbook for more details: www.environment.gov.au/resource/knowledge-handbook-tour-g...
Kalaya Tjunta (to the left of the Desert Oak), Southwest Uluru
Where Lungkata, the blue-tongue lizard, dropped the thigh meat of Kalaya (emu) that he had stolen from the Panpanpalala brothers.
Kalaya Tjunta is located between 'Ikari' west and 'Kuniya Piti' east.
Kalaya Tjunta represents the emu thigh in the Lungkata story. The thigh itself is the large piece of Mutitjulu Arkose sandstone that has been 'topographically jointed' and/or raised away from the main surface of Uluru by exfoliation (in this case, possibly by a process of removal of overburden [material] and subsequent rebound,) similar to the ceremonial pole 'Ngaltawata' on the northwest corner.
The line which can be seen coming into Kalaya Tjunta represents the spear from the Panpanpalala Bell-Bird Hunters; '...(Lungkata) came upon a wounded Kalaya (emu),still dragging a spear from another hunt..'
Refer to page 98 of UKTNP Knowledge Handbook for more details: www.environment.gov.au/resource/knowledge-handbook-tour-g...