TINGARI STORY, 1988

Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
25 March 2009
47

RONNIE TJAMPITJINPA

born c.1943
TINGARI STORY, 1988

synthetic polymer paint on linen

183.0 x 152.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd catalogue number RT881025

Estimate: 
$40,000 - 60,000
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs
Private collection, Sydney

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate from Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs which reads in part: 'The secret-sacred Tingari site of Tarkulnga, near Lake Mackay, is depicted in this painting. In mythological times a group of Tingari Men were following a porcupine in the vicinity of this site. Because of the secret nature of events associated with the Tingari Cycle, no further information was given.'