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RONNIE TJAMPITJINPA (born circa 1940)
Acrylic on Belgian linen
183 x 153 cm

This painting depicts body paint designs associated with Tingari Ceremonies at the swamp site of Pangpanga, west of the Kintore Community. This is Ronnie’s father’s Dreaming. In mythological times a large number of Tingari men camped at this site. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail is given.

PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kintore 2004,
Certificate number RT0412161

Ronnie was born at Tjiturrunya west of Mawuyan, across the Northern Territory border in Western Australia. He spent most of his formative years as a nomad in the remote desert surrounding his birthplace. He was initiated at the Winparku area of Western Australia, but due to drought conditions in the 1950s, he and his family walked into Haasts Bluff where he worked as a stockman. Ronnie and his family were then moved to the newly formed Papunya settlement in the early 1960s where he worked as a fencer, making yards for cattle. Ronnie commenced painting in 1971.

REPRESENTED
Australian National Gallery
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs
The Holmes á Court Collection, Perth
Groninger Museum, The Netherlands
Aboriginal Art Museum, The Netherlands
Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Oceanie, Paris