KUNGKA KUTJARA TJUKURPA, 2010

Aboriginal Art from the Luczo Family Collection
Melbourne
19 October 2016
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TUPPY NGINTJA GOODWIN

born 1960
KUNGKA KUTJARA TJUKURPA, 2010

synthetic polymer paint on linen

133.5 x 122.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Milimi Maku Arts cat. MIM179-10

Estimate: 
$3,500 – 4,500
Sold for $3,904 (inc. BP) in Auction 45 - 19 October 2016, Melbourne
Provenance

Milimi Maku Arts, Mimili, South Australia
Harvey Art Projects, Ketchum, Idaho, USA
The Luczo Family Collection, USA

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Milimi Maku Arts that states: ‘This painting depicts Minyma Pampa Tjukurpa from Mimili. This is women’s dreaming story. This painting depicts the inma (the women) would perform out bush. The women paint their bodies and share secret women’s business, no watis (men) are allowed. This painting tells the story of the women’s ceremony that is sacred to the women from Mimili.’