PUKANYA, 1999
INYUWA NAMPITJINPA
synthetic polymer paint on linen
122.0 x 92.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd catalogue number IN990134
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs
Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Aboriginal Art 2004, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne, cat. 1
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs which read in part, 'This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Pukanya, a rockhole in a creek, east of Mt Webb in Western Australia. The artist stated that her mother passed away at this site. A group of women came from the west and camped at this rockhole before continuing their travels east to Pinari, a rockhole north west of Kintore. During their travels they gathered the edible berries and seeds growing in the area through which they passed.'