Nyankulya Watson
(c.1938 - 2007)
NGAYUKU NGURA, 2006
synthetic polymer paint on linen
201.5 x 121.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size, and cat. TPNKW06018
Estimate:
$12,000 - $15,000
lot details
Tjungu Palya Artists, South Australia
Private collection, Melbourne
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjungu Palya Artists which states: ‘These are all the rock holes in my country. I travelled around this country in the early days with my family. There’s a lot of rockholes and we used to walk to all of them. We would stop and camp for a while collecting food and then move on to another place. The rockhole at Mt Aloysius had good water. I was born here. The other rockholes are: Inurantja, Tjilpultjanga, Kunpunga (watiku ngura– men’s camp), Mapantji (patilku ngura – parrott camp), Ultjutjara, Iltjunga, Yaliri, Palkarli, Numpa-numpa, Pukara (wati kutjara tjukurpa – the story for the two snake men), Anamarapiti, Palkini, Punu Wara, Apulunga, Attanga and Wanungtjiri.’


