Lot 89

Tjala Arts (formerly known as Minymaku Arts), Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Adelaide

"This is the story of men's business when the young boys are initiated. Above the pink line are groups of young boys ('u' shapes) learning the tjukurpa (law, stories and culture). The lines of green represent the modesty skirts make of human hair that the men traditionally wore. The groups below the line are the men elders or tjilpi who are there to teach the young men. The line is to distinguish the elders from the uninitiated.

Below the men elders are groups of young girls and women waiting for their young boys to become initiated. The women will camp at a distance from the men's camp so that they can provide them with food, cook for them and make sure that their boys are okay. All the groups are sitting around fires."

As stated on the Tjala Arts certificate of authenticity.