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Title

Untitled

2007

Artist

Makinti Napanangka

Australia

circa 1930 – 09 Jan 2011

Language group: Pintupi, Western Desert region

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  • Details

    Places where the work was made
    Wirrimanu (Balgo) Western Australia Australia
    Walungurru (Kintore) Northern Territory Australia
    Date
    2007
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    synthetic polymer paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    183.09 x 153.0 cm stretcher
    Credit
    Purchased with funds donated in memory of James Agapitos OAM 2007
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    352.2007
    Copyright
    © Estate of Makinti Napanangka. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd

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    The Art Centre documentation for this work states:

    This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Lupulnga, a rockhole situated south of the Kintore community. The peewee dreaming is associated with this site, as well as Kungka Kutjarra or the two travelling women dreaming.

    During mythological times a group of ancestral women visited the site holding ceremonies associated with the area, before continuing their travels north to Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald), and later the Kintore area. The lines in the paintings represent spun hair-string which is used in the making of nyimparra (hair-belts), which are worn by both men and women during ceremonies.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Walungurru (Kintore)

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 4 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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