Makinti Napanangka
(c.1930 - 2011)
LUPULNGA, 2003
synthetic polymer paint on linen
107.5 x 91.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN0310103
Estimate:
$10,000 - $15,000
lot details
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Raft Artspace, Darwin
Private collection, Melbourne
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the sites of Lupulnga, a rockhole situated south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with the site, as well as the Kungka Kutjarra to Two Travelling Women Dreaming. During mythological times a group of ancestral women visited this site holding ceremonies associated with the area, before continuing their travels north to Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald) and later the Kintore area. The lines in the painting represent spun hair-string which is used in the making of nyimparra (hair-belts), which are worn by both men and women during ceremonies.'