WANAMPI TJUKURPA, 2006

Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
25 March 2009
152

TIGER PALPATJA

born c.1920
WANAMPI TJUKURPA, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on linen

120.5 x 151.5 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, title and date

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 7 - 25 March 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

Tjala, APY Lands, South Australia (stamped verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjala Arts, South Australia which reads in part, ‘Tiger is telling a husband and wife story of wati kutjara (two men) and minima kutjara (two women). The men are brothers and the women are sisters. The story relates to the formation of the land and rock holes around Piltati.’