This painting depicts designs associated with the
rockhole site of Marrapinti, just to the west of the Kiwirrkura Community.
A large group of senior women camped at this site to perform ceremonies.
While in the area they gathered the edible berries kampurarrpa or desert
raisin from the small shrub Solanum centrale. These berries are eaten
direct from the bush and are also ground and used to make a type of
damper. The orange areas represent areas of these berries. The women
later travelled east passing through Wirrulngya and Ngaminya.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd., Alice Springs,
painted at Kintore.
Catalogue Number NN0010190
Naata was born at Kumil, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. She
is the mother of Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa. She began painting for Papunya
Tula Artists in 1996. Naata lives at Walungurru and often paints together with
her sister Nancy Nungurrayi.
REPRESENTED
National Gallery of Victoria
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
