CREATION STORY

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
18 May 2011
225

TIGER PALPATJA

born c.1920
CREATION STORY

synthetic polymer paint on linen

154.0 x 102.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, initials, title and Tjala Arts cat. 128-07

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $1,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 20 - 18 May 2011, Melbourne
Provenance

Tjala Arts, Alice Springs
Birrung Gallery, Sydney

Exhibited

Tiger Palpatja - Snake Dreamings from the Desert, Birrung Gallery, Sydney, 2006

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjala Arts which states in part: 'This story is about the mythical Wanampi (Rainbow or Water snakes). It tells the Creation story related to the country around Piltati and is about two women/wives who are sisters, and two men/husbands who are brothers. This story is of particular significance to Tiger as Pilatati is his family’s country and the Wanampi are his Ancestors.'