LOT #76 Patrick Tjungurrayi (c.1943-2018) Tjiparitjarra, west of Kintore, 2005 122 x 61 cm synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen $2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE Papunya Tula Artists, NT Cat No. PT0511171 Private Collection, ACT This work depicts a site in the Western Desert associated with the mythological Tingari beings who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These mythologies form part of the teachings of post initiatory youths as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs. Stories associated with the Tingari are of a secret sacred nature and only related in full to initiated men.
AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019
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