Lot 81
Kulitja 2012
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
inscribed verso with artist's name and Ninuku Arts cat. no. NKSB12231
122 x 61.5cm
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Ninuku Arts, South Australia (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Raft Artspace, Alice Springs 2012
Private collection, Victoria
"This story is about a place calle Kulitja, in Yankunytjatjara country close to Victory Downs in the Northern Territory. There are many rockholes at this site and it is the home of a Wati Wanampi (male water serpent). He is looking around for kuka (meat) and mai (bushtucker) such as kampurarpa (bush tomato) and wayanu (quandong). One day, another water serpent comes to this place. The wati wanampi fights him and he runs away. After that, the Wati Wanampi eats the food, curls up and goes to sleep, forming a large rockhole that is still there today. This is the home of the Wati Wanampi (male water serpent)."
As stated on the Ninuku Artists certificate of authenticity
© Sandy Brumby/Copyright Agency 2024
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8755
6:00pm - 22 October 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Mon 21 Oct, by appointment
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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