Makinti Napanangka (c.1930 - 2011)

The rockhole site of Lupulnga, 2005

synthetic polymer paint on linen 

122.0 x 91.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN0503156 

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Private collection, Paris, acquired from the above

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

‘This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Lupulnga, a rockhole situated south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site, as well as the Kungka Kutjarra or Two Travelling Women Dreaming. During mythological times a group of ancestral women visited this site north to Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald) and later the Kintore area. The lines in the painting represent spun hair-string which is used in the making of nyimparra (hair-belts), which are worn by both men and women during ceremonies.’