The lines in this painting depict the sandhills surrounding the soakage water
site of Yatturlnga, south-west of Jupiter Well. In mythological times a large
group of Tingari Men camped at this site before travelling east passing through
Kiwirrkura, then on to Tarkul, north of Mt. Webb and then north to Lake Mackay.
Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further
detail was given.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kiwirrkura.Catalogue
Number CT0012114
Charlie Tjapangati was born at the site of Tjulurrunya, west of Kiwirrkura.
He is the younger brother of Nanyuma Napangati, who also paints for Papunya
Tula Artists. During the early 1960’s Charlie travelled in to Papunya
by truck with one of Jeremy Long’s government patrols. He was a young
teenager at the time and was initiated in Papunya after arriving. Charlie commenced
painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1978. In 1999 Charlie contributed to the
Kintore mens’ painting as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.
REPRESENTED
National Gallery of Australia
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Flinders University Art Museum
Victorian Arts Centre
Robert Holmes à Court Collection
University of Virginia, USA
The Kelton Foundation Collection, Santa Monica, USA
