KINYU, 2009
EUBENA NAMPITJIN
synthetic polymer paint on linen
120.0 x 59.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 496/09
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2014
Balgo 2014, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in association with Warlayirti Artists, Melbourne, 25 June - 26 July 2014, cat. 12
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
'Eubena has painted some of her country south west of Balgo along the middle stretches of the Canning Stock Route. The majority of the painting shows the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country. The central circle is Tjurrnu (soakwater) named Midjul. This is the country where Kinyu the spirit dog lives. Eubena would often cover Midjul with leaves so Kinyu wouldn't come out and would also leave gifts of goanna for Kinyu.'