Angkaliya Curtis (born 1928)

CAVE HILL, 2011

synthetic polymer paint on linen

120.5 x 200.5 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, location (Nyapari), date and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. TPAC11272 and TJG04

Painted at the Nyapari community in the APY lands, South Australia
Tjungu Palya Artists, Amata, South Australia
Pandanus Gallery, Queensland
Company collection, Queensland

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjungu Palya that sates:

Nyangatja ngayuku ngura Cave Hill (this is my home at Cave Hill) ka nyangatja maku tjuta ngarinyi aturungka unngu munu pula ngalkuni (there are many witchetty grubs who are in the tree root and eating through that root) ka ngintaka pulkana ngaranyi (and there are big perentie lizards nearby). Ka papa tjuta kapi katu nginyara wankanyi (and there many dogs calling from the rockhole). Ka nyantju kutjara pitjangu kapitjikintjikitja ngalturtjara (there are two horse here that has come to drink water). Tjilpu kutjupa kutjupa (there are many different birds). Ka liru (and snakes). Cave Hill ta tjukurla tjuta ngaranyi. (there is lots of rockholes here at Cave Hill).