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Click to enlargeb. c.1935
- Region
- Western Desert
- Community
- Yuendumu
- Language group
- Warlpiri; Anmatyerr (Anmatyerre)
Boomerang Dreaming, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91 x 46 cm
$1,200
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- Provenance
- Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT, Cat No. DN0410067 Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31 July 2023, Lot 9107 Private Collection NSW Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists.
- Artwork story
- In this painting, the artist depicts design elements associated with the Boomerang Dreaming at the site of Kalingatjuru, north of Papunya. The Kungkas (Women) are sitting around the rockholes painting up. The yellow arcs depict boomerangs. During mythological times a big fight occurred between men ancestors of the Tjangala/Tjampitjinpa and Tjakamarra/Tjupurrula subsection groups. The roundels denotes the site of Kalingatjuru.