This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Illytjunya,
east of Mt Webb in Western Australia.
In mythological times a woman, Kutungka Napanangka, visited this site before
continuing her travels east to Muruntji, a large permanent water site, south-west
of Mt. Liebig. At Muruntji she was accosted by one of a group of boys. She
chased and killed them, with the exception of the culprit, who escaped.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kintore.Catalogue
Number NN9903202
Ningura Napurrula was born at Watulka, south of the Kiwirrkura
Community. She married Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi and together
with their young
son Morris
they went in to the Papunya Community after meeting up with Jeremy Long
during one of his Welfare Patrols. In 1999 Ningura contributed
to the Kintore womens’ painting
as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.
REPRESENTED
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
