Kanya Tjapangati (born 1950)

TINGARI CYCLE, VENOMOUS SNAKE DREAMING AT NYINMI, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 106.5 cm

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 25 March 2009, lot 94
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

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

‘This painting depicts the Venemous Snake Dreaming from the soakage water site of Nyinmi, east of Jupiter Well. The snake passed through Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) travelling underground and resurfaced east of Nyinmi. At Nyinmi it was killed by a woman and eaten by her two children. However it reformed and kept travelling west. This mythology forms part of the Tingari Cycle. Since events of the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.’