This painting depicts designs associated with Yaltingjarra, a soakage water
site north of Jupiter Well. In mythological times a large group of Tingari
Men camped at this site applying the body decoration to young men in preparation
for ceremonies. They later continued their travels south and then north-east
to Lake Mackay.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd., Alice Spings, painted at Kiwirrkura.Catalogue
Number KT0012068
Kanya Tjapangati was born at the site of Pamatjatunya, which is
west of the Jupiter Well area in Western Australia. His father
had three
wives and was
the older brother of Pinta Pinta Tjapanangka. Charlie Tjapangati and Nanyuma
Napangati are also closely related to Kanya, sharing the same father but
different mothers. He travelled into Papunya with Jeremy Long by
truck on one of the
last government patrols in the area. Kayna commenced painting for Papunya
Tula Artists in 1981 and in 1999 contributed to the Kiwirrkura
mens’ painting
as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.
REPRESENTED
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Robert Holmes à Court Collection Groninger Museums, The Netherlands
The Kelton Foundation Collection, Santa Monica, USA
