LUPULNGA, 2008
MAKINTI NAPANANGKA
synthetic polymer paint on linen
106.0 x 91.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN0803047
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Adelaide
Reverence, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 1 – 29 October 2021 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 21)
This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: ‘This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Lupulnga, a rock hole situated south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site, as well as the Kungka Kutjarra or Two Travelling Women Dreaming.
During mythological times a group of ancestral women visited this site holding ceremonies associated with the area, before continuing their travels north to Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald), and later the Kintore area.
The lines in the painting represent spun hair-string which is used in the making of nyimparra (hair-belts), which are worn by both men and women during ceremonies.