Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri (c.1926 - 1998)

NYUNMANU, 1992

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.5 x 61.5 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN921156

Painted for Papunya Tula Artists in November 1992
Private collection, Melbourne

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part:

‘The centre panel in this painting represents the site of Nyunmanu to the east of the Kintore community. This site is associated with the Dingo Dreaming. In mythological times a mother dingo lived here with her puppies. She hunted in the surrounding area for food to feed her young.’