Bobby West Tjupurrula Pintupi, circa 1958
Provenance
The Artist, painted at Kintore, Northern Territory
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, cat. no. BW1303040
Private Collection, Melbourne
D’Lan Contemporary, Melbourne
Collection of Steve Martin & Anne Stringfield, New York
Exhibitions
Significant part II, D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 2 June – 22 July 2023Literature
Merlino, Vanessa. Significant Part II. D'Lan Contemporary, 2023, pp. 44–45 (illus.)"This painting depicts designs associated with the lake site of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) and rockhole site of Pinari. In ancestral times a large group of Tingarri Men travelled to these sites from Yunala, west of Kiwirrkurra, to perform the dances and sing the songs associated with the region. The lower lines in this painting depict the sandhills the men passed on their journey from Yunala, while the upper canvas is dominated by the shape of Wilkinkarra. Just below this shape sits the rockhole site of Pinari. Since events associated with the Tingarri Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given...These stories form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs."
— Papunya Tula Artists