JUMUNWARNTI AND PIRNTI, 2003
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JUKUNA MONA CHUGUNA
born c.1933
JUMUNWARNTI AND PIRNTI, 2003
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
70.0 x 45.0 cm
signed verso: mona chuguna
bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Mangkaja Arts cat. PC179/03
Estimate:
$1,000 – 2,000
Provenance
Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing
Artplace, Perth
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in October 2003
Exhibited
Jilji & Partiri (Sandhill & Flower), Artplace, Perth, 4– 28 September 2003, cat. 9
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artplace, Perth that states: 'These are waterholes that we drink from in the desert. Jumu (soak waterholes), pirnti (claypan that holds clear water after rain) and warla. Warla gets salty, we can't drink this water.'