Ngamurra 2010
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
inscribed verso with artist's name and Tjarlirli Art cat. no. 10-118
121 x 118cm
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Tjarlirli Art, Western Australia (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"These two waterholes are of Ngamurru. Ngamurru is my home. The painting shows the waterholes of Ngamurru. It is not like a spring the waterhole dries out after a while. At these waterholes many women were staying here for a short while in the creation time (Dreamtime). These women were Nangala, my mothers. Another group of women, a group of Nungurrayi and Nangala were travelling to Marrpirnti/Kiwirrkura while the Nangala women were at Ngamurru. At Ngamurru the Nangala women collect, cooked and ate the bush tucker wanpurru that goes on sandhills. They then set off to the east to Papun and Ngartan."
As stated on the Tjarlirli Art certificate of authenticity
© Katjarra Butler/Copyright Agency, 2026
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8822
6:00pm - 6 October 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 October, 11am - 5pm, 2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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