KUNGKA KUTJURRA, 2001

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
26 March 2024
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MAKINTI NAPANANGKA

(c.1930 - 2011)
KUNGKA KUTJURRA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

107.0 x 91.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN0104123

Estimate: 
$14,000 – $18,000
Sold for $17,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 77 - 26 March 2024, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Ochre Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states:
'This painting depicts designs associated with the travels of the Kungka Kutjarra (Two Women) to a site on the south side of Lake MacDonald. The two women were digging for the small animal Kunungka (Western Quoll). These animals usually live in burrows which were dug by other animals such as the Burrowing Bettong or Rabbits and occasionally in hollow logs. The women later continued their travels to the east.'