Acrylic on Belgian linen
91 x 91 cm
This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Lupulnga,
south of the Kintore Community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated
with this site. A group of women visited this site before continuing on their
travels to Kintore. The lines in the painting represent spun hair-string which
is used in the making of Hair-belts worn during the ceremonies associated with
the area.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs, painted at Kintore 2002,
Catalogue number MN0204162
Makinti was born at Lupul rockhole south of Kintore. She gave birth to her first
child in the
Lake MacDonald area and later had children in Haasts Bluff, Papunya and Alice
Springs. Her first contact with Europeans was with men travelling on camels
near Lupul. She walked with her family to Haasts Bluff before the Papunya Community
was established. Makinti began painting regularly for Papunya Tula Artists
in 1996.
REPRESENTED
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Queensland Art Gallery
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory
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