Lot 102

Papunya Tula Artists, South Australia (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne

"This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of Tjangimanta, north-east of the Kiwirrkura Community. In ancestral times a large group of Tingari Men visited this site during their travels east to the rockhole site of Tarkul slightly north of Winparku (Mt Webb). The men later continued their travels north to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.

Generally, the Tingari are a group of ancestral beings of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari men were usually followed by Tingari women and were accompanied by novices, and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These ancestral stories from part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs."

As stated on a copy of the Papunya Tula certificate of authenticity

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