Acrylic
on Belgian linen
91 x 91 cm
The lines at the outer edges of this painting depict the sandhills surrounding
the rockhole and soakage water site of Marrapinti, west of the Kiwirrkura Community.
The circles represent rockholes in the area. A group of senior women camped at
this site performing the dances and singing the songs associated with the area.
The women later travelled to Wirrulnga, just to the east of the Kiwirrkura Community.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kintore.Certificate Number
WN0203042
Walangkura Napanangka was born at the site of Tjiturrulnga, west of Kintore.
Her family moved to Haasts Bluff when she was in her early teens. She is the
daughter of Inyuwa Nampitjinpa and the sister of Pirrmangka Napanangka who both
painted for Papunya Tula artists. Walangkura began painting for the company in
early 1996. In 1999 she contributed to the Kiwirrkura womens’ painting
as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.
REPRESENTED
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Kelton Foundation Collection, Santa Monica, USA
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