The seven sisters, 2009
Wingu Tingima
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 x 61.0 cm (each)
122.0 x 183.0 (overall)
each bears inscription verso: artist's name and Papulankutja Artists cats. 09-1199; 09-1200; 09-1201
Papulankutja Artists, Western Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra
The Alan Boxer Collection, Canberra
Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 17 March 2015, lot 142
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
This work is accompanied by copies of certificates from Papulankutja Artists which state:
'This is a popular dreamtime story of seven ladies being chased through the desert by one man. There are numerous scenarios as these ladies travel around. Eventually they rise up into the sky and form the Peliades, a group of seven stars seen in the southern skies. There are many variations of this story.'