MARRAPINTI, 2004

Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
26 November 2014
129

NAATA NUNGURRAYI

born c.1932
MARRAPINTI, 2004

synthetic polymer paint on linen

123.0 x 121.5 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. NN0403117

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Queensland, acquired from the above in 2004

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole and soakage site of Marrapinti to the west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. A large group of women camped at the rockhole making nose-bones which are worn through a hole in the nose-web. These nose-bones were originally worn by both men and women but are now only worn by the older generation on ceremonial occaisions. The women later travelled east passing through Wala Wala, Kiwirrkura and Ngaminya gathering the edible berries known as kampurarrpa or desert raisin from the small shrub Solanum centrale.'