Lot 21

The work is in overall good condition consistent with age. All markings and textures appear inherent with artist's style, technique and medium and are likely from the time of creation.


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Irrunytju Arts Centre, Irrunytju (Wingellina), Western Australia (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Adelaide

"The rockhole in the middle is Aloysius. This is the place I was born. My mother used to look after me in this place. We travelled around in the bush from rockhole to rockhole collecting bush foods, you can see the travelling lines in my painting. All these rockholes are in my country, Pukara, Anamarapiti, Paiki, Punuwara, Wangutjiri, Witapi, and Atjan. When I was big my mother and I travelled to Mapati and on to WalaWala. That's a rockhole Wala Wala. The circles in my painting are the rockholes and the lines are the travelling tracks. Ngayuku ngura (my country, my home)."

As stated on the Irrunytju Arts certificate of authenticity

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