Parara Napaltjarri
(Australia circa 1945– )
- Language group
- Pintupi, Western Desert region
- Title
- Women's Business at Marapinti
- Place of origin
-
Central and Western Desert →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 1996
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas
- Dimensions
-
55.0 x 61.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1997
- Accession number
- 75.1997
- Location
- Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
- Further information
This painting depicts designs associated with Womens' Ceremonies at the rockhole site of Marrapinti, west of the Kiwirrkura Community. A large group of women camped at the site performing ceremonies. Some of the women sang the songs associated with the area while others performed the dances. After leaving Marapinti the women travelled further east gathering the edible berry known as kampurarrpa as they went.
Documentation Card, Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, 1996
- Bibliography (1)
-
Vivien Johnson (Australia) (Author), Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, 2008, 302 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Papunya Women, Utopia Art Gallery, 16 Nov 1996–14 Dec 1996.
