Nyankulya Watson
(c.1938 - 2007)
NGAYUKU NGURA, 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
124.0 x 88.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, date and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. TPNW06282
Estimate:
$3,000 - $4,000
Sold:
$2,455 (inc. BP)
© Nyankulya Watson/Copyright Agency 2024
lot details
Tjungu Palya Artists, Nyapari, South Australia
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney
This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjungu Palya Artists which states:
‘Ngayuku ngura (this is my country). There are many rockholes close to the place where I was born. I would travel to all these places with my parents. Ngayuku ninti pulka (I know all this country). Aloysius is the main rockhole. The other rockholes in this painting are Pakura, Anumarapiti, Palki, Punuwara, Wangutiti, Atanga, Yaliri, Palkarli and Wirkuratja. This country is in Western Australia.’

