Ningura Napurrula (c.1938 - 2013)

ROCKHOLES AT WIRRULNGA, 2003

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

152.0 x 183.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. NN0301022

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Ian Rogers Fine Art, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in August 2005

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

‘The roundels in this painting depict the rockholes at Wirrulnga, a site in a small rocky outcrop, east of the Kiwirrkurra Community. The sinuous lines in the centre represent the rocky hills with a creek running through the middle. A number of women camped here before continuing their travels east. Wirrulnga is associated with birth. A woman of the Napaltjarri kinship subsection gave birth at the site. The arcs are the sandhills surrounding the area.’