UNTITLED, 2007
JOSEPH JURRA TJAPALTJARRI
synthetic polymer paint on linen
122.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JJ0707136
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the creek and rockhole site of Yunala, west of the Kiwirrkura Community in Western Australia. This site is named after the edible roots of the bush banana or silky pear vine, Marsdenia australis, which is plentiful in the region. The lines in the work represent the root system of the plant growing out from beside the creek bed. In mythological times a large group of Tingari Women camped at Yunala digging the tubers before travelling north-east to Wilinkarra (Lake Mackay).'