Acrylic on Belgian linen
137 x 91 cm
This painting depicts designs associated with the lake site of Ngarru, west
of the Kiwirrkura Community. One of the circles shows a fresh water lake with
soakage water and the other is a salt pan. In mythological times a large group
of Tingari Men camped at this site before travelling east to Luru and then
north to Lake Mackay. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of
a secret nature no further detail is given.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs, painted at Kiwirrkura 2003,
Catalogue number CW0302193
Charlie Wallabi was born near a soakage in country south west on Nyinmi near
Jupiter Well inWestern Australia. At the time of his first contact he was travelling
with his brother Helicopter Tjungurrayi near the Canning Stock Route. They
were met by a survey team flying a Helicopter. At the time Helicopter Tjungurrayi
was ill and was taken to Balgo. Charlie was unwilling to travel with them and
instead walked in to Balgo.
REPRESENTED
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