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George Tjungurrayi(circa 1947)Untitled, 2004
26 August 2025, 18:00 AEST
SydneyAU$60,000 - AU$90,000
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George Tjungurrayi (circa 1947)
Untitled, 2004
inscribed verso with artist's name, date and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT0410190
synthetic polymer paint on linen
183.0 x 244.0cm (72 1/16 x 96 1/16in).
inscribed verso with artist's name, date and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT0410190
synthetic polymer paint on linen
183.0 x 244.0cm (72 1/16 x 96 1/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, cat. 0410190
Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney (labels attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney
EXHIBITED
Museum II, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, August 2005, cat. 8
Accompanied by documentation from Papunya Tula Artists which reads-
The lines in this painting depict the sandhills surrounding the claypan site known as Mamultjulkulnga, on the western side of Lake Mackay. The artist's father passed away at this site. After rain the claypan becomes a freshwater lake. In mythological times two Tingari Men of the Tjangala and Tjapaltjari kinship subsections camped at this site. They gathered the seeds known as mungilypa or samphire from the small fleshy sub-shrub Tecticornia verrucosa. These seeds are ground into a paste which is cooked in the coals to form a type of unleavened bread.
Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.
Generally, the Tingari are a group of mythical characters of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These mythologies form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.