Lot 12
Wanampi Tjukurrpa 2007
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
96 x 198cm
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000
The Artist
Tjungu Palya, South Australia, cat. no. 07112 (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia, acquired from the above in 2007
"This is the Wanampi Tjukurpa (water snake men dreaming) for Nyapari. This place is called Piltati. Piltati rockhole is just in the hills, really close to the community. The two men are water snakes. The two women went off to get some food. They headed to Pilki, kapi pulka (a big rock hole) for honey ants. They were digging for kuka mitika (burrowing bettong). Irititja kuka (food from the early days)." (The Artist)
As stated on the Tjungu Palya certificate of authenticity
© Eileen Yaritja Stevens/Copyright Agency, 2023
The Le Pley Collection of Indigenous Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8723
6:00pm - 21 November 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 November, 10am - 4pm
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CONTACT
Lucy Foster
lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au
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