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MAKINTI NAPANANGKA (born circa 1930)

Acrylic on Belgian linen
122 x 61 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 their travels north 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 2003
Catalogue number MN0307058

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National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Queensland Art Gallery
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