Lupul, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

153 x 61 cm

$6,000

Provenance: Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT, Cat No. WN0603182 Private Collection NSW
Artwork story: The roundels in the painting depict the rockholes and soakage water at Lupul, south of the Kintore community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site. In mythological times a large group of ancestral women gathered at this site to perform dances and sing the songs associated with this site. While at Lupul the women made hair string with which to make hair string skirts which are worn during ceremonies. Upon conclusion of the ceremony the women moved on to Nyirrpi. The wavy lines in this work represent the hair string. The grid-like design represents the surrounding rocky outcrops. As they travelled they gathered large quantities of the edible fruit known as pura, or bush tomato. This fruit is the size of a small apricot, and after the seeds have been removed, can be stored for long periods by halving the fruit and skewering them onto a stick. The small circles in this work represent the pura.

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b. c.1946

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

153 x 61 cm

$6,000

Provenance: Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NT, Cat No. WN0603182 Private Collection NSW
Artwork story: The roundels in the painting depict the rockholes and soakage water at Lupul, south of the Kintore community. The Peewee (small bird) Dreaming is associated with this site. In mythological times a large group of ancestral women gathered at this site to perform dances and sing the songs associated with this site. While at Lupul the women made hair string with which to make hair string skirts which are worn during ceremonies. Upon conclusion of the ceremony the women moved on to Nyirrpi. The wavy lines in this work represent the hair string. The grid-like design represents the surrounding rocky outcrops. As they travelled they gathered large quantities of the edible fruit known as pura, or bush tomato. This fruit is the size of a small apricot, and after the seeds have been removed, can be stored for long periods by halving the fruit and skewering them onto a stick. The small circles in this work represent the pura.