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Important Aboriginal Art - 25 March 2009  |  Melbourne

Lot 62
Makinti Napanangka
born c.1930
KUNGKA KUTJARRA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 91.5 cm



Estimate:
$18,000 - $22,000




Lot Details

Description

Makinti Napanangka
born c.1930
KUNGKA KUTJARRA, 2001

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 91.5 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd catalogue number MN0103032

Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artist's Pty Ltd which reads, 'This painting depicts designs associated with the travels of the Kungka Kutjarra (Two Women) to a site on the south side of Lake MacDonald.

The Two women were digging for the small animal Kuningka (Western Quoll). These animals usually live in burrows which were dug by other animals such as the Burrowing Bettongor Rabbits and occasionally in hollow logs. The women later continued their travels east.'