LUPULNGA, 2002

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
4 April 2012
45

MAKINTI NAPANANGKA

(c.1930 - 2011)
LUPULNGA, 2002

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

120.0 x 150.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN0211062

Estimate: 
$18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $14,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 24 - 4 April 2012, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Adelaide

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Lupulnga, south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site. A group of women visited the site before continuing their travels north to Kintore. The lines in the painting represent spun hair-string which is used in the making of hair-belts worn during the ceremonies associated with the area.'