Naata Nungurrayi
(born 1932)
UNTITLED, 1999
synthetic polymer paint on linen
56.0 x 61.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. NN99030207
Estimate:
$2,500 - $3,500
Sold:
$4,664 (inc. BP)
© Naata Nungurrayi/Copyright Agency 2024
lot details
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Collection of James Smeaton, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1999
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states:
‘This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of the Tjuluyurrnga, situated amongst hills, north of the Kiwirrkura Community. A large group of women travelled to this site to perform the ceremonies associated with the area. They later continued travelling towards the east. While they were travelling they gathered the edible berries known as kampurarrpa or desert raisin from the small shrub Solanum centrale.’

