Walangkura Napanangka (c.1946 - 2014)

ROCKHOLES AT LUPUL (PAIR), 2005

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91.5 x 61.0 and 91.0 x 60.5 cm

each inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. WN0507150 and WN0507001

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne

These works are accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which each state in part: '[These paintings depict] designs associated with the rockhole and soakage water site of Lupul, south of the Kintore Community. A group of women, represented by the “U” shapes, gathered at Lupul to perform the dances and sing the songs associated with the area. The women also made spun hair-string with which to make nyimparra (hair-string skirts) worn during these ceremonies.'