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TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA (born circa 1942 - 2002)

Acrylic on Belgian linen
151 x 183 cm

During mythological times a group of men camped at the site of Illyingaungau near the secret cave site of Mitukatjirri, south-east of the Kintore Community. The rows of dots through this work represent spears that the men are straightening. This is done by slightly warming the spear over a fire and straightening while it is warm. These men were preparing their spears as they had heard of a possible confrontation with a group of men from the Tjikari area further north.

PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kintore 1998,
Certificate number TT980706
Utopia Art, Sydney
Kozminsky Galleries, Aboriginal Art 1999, catalogue No. 13

Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula was born near Haasts Bluff in approximately 1940. Early in his life he worked as a cattleman around Haasts Bluff, Papunya and Mt. Liebig. He painted for Papunya Tula Artists from 1971 through to his death in Alice Springs in August 2001. In 1999 Turkey contributed to the Kintore mens’ painting as part of the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.

REPRESENTED
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
National Museum of Australia
Flinders University Art Museum