WINPURPURLA, 2005
CHRISTINE YUKENBARRI NAKAMARRA
synthetic polymer paint on linen
150.0 x 75.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 68/05 and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK11713
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in July 2005
Helicopter Tjungurrayi, Christine Yukenbarri, Carmel Yukenbarri, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, 1 – 23 July 2005
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 121 (illus.)
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 132 (illus.)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists that states: ‘Christine has painted some of her mother’s country south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Winpurpurla after the tjurnnu (soakwater) depicted as the central circle in the painting. Winpurpurla is an inta, or ‘living water’ place so it always has good water. Women often travel to Winpurpurla to collect a variety of seeds including lukarrari which is ground to make damper and kumpupatja (bush tomato). The definite lines in the painting represent the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country.’