Tatali Nangala
(Australia circa 1925–1999)
- Language group
- Pintupi, Western Desert region
- Title
- Two Men and sleeping Youth at Kirritji
- Place of origin
-
Central and Western Desert →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 1996
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas
- Dimensions
-
122.0 x 91.0cm stretcher
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1997
- Accession number
- 80.1997
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The design elements in this painting depict events at the rockhole site of Kirritji, south-west of the Kintore Community, in the vicinity of Lake MacDonald. The artist has shown two men of the Tjangala kinship subsection who are hunting for kangaroos in the area. The spears used by the men are shown in the centre of the work, while at the bottom of the work their young son, Tjampitjinpa, is shown sleeping.
Documentation Card, Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, 1996
- Bibliography (3)
-
'Indigenous art' by Doreen Mellor, pg. 165-166., Art and Australia (Vol. 39, No. 1) Sep 2001-Nov 2001, Sep 2001-Nov 2001, 165 (illus.).
'In the beginning ...' by Craig Brush, pg. 22., Look Aug 2000, Aug 2000, 22 (colour illus.).
Hetti Perkins (Australia) (Editor), Hannah Fink (Australia) (Editor), Papunya Tula: genesis and genius, Domain, 2000, 146 (colour illus.), 286. no catalogue number
- Exhibition history (2)
-
Papunya Women, Utopia Art Gallery, 16 Nov 1996–14 Dec 1996.
Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Aug 2000–12 Nov 2000.
