Lot 76

The work is in good condition. Light splits in the paint, in a few areas where the texture is heavy. Some wear to the edges and corners and light surface dirt.
The work is stretched, and can be hung both orientations.


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Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne

This painting depicts designs associated with the claypan and rockhole sites of Lampintja near Lake MacDonald. Women camped at this site gathered the mungilypa from the Tecticornia verrucosa shrub, which is then ground into a paste and cooked in the coals.