Makinti Napanangka (c.1930 - 2011)

ROCKHOLE SITE OF LUPULNGA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 153.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number MN0107017

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne acquired from the above in November 2001

Makinti Napanangka New Paintings, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, November 2001

Kungka Kutjarra (Two Women), 2001, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 121.9 x 153.0 cm, in the collection of the Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, USA, exhibited in Works from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia and the Collection of Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, Gagosian Gallery, New York, 3 May – 3 July 2019

This work is accompanied by a certificate from Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs that states:

‘This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Lupulnga, south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site. The lines in the painting represent spun hair which is used make hair-string skirts and hair belts which are worn during ceremonies.’