View MapLot 59 | Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi circa 1920-1987 WOMEN'S STORY (1973) synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi
circa 1920-1987
WOMEN'S STORY (1973)
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
57 X 43.5CM
PROVENANCE
Painted at Yai Yai, Northern Territory
Bruno Scrobogna, Germany
Private Collection Melbourne
Fine Aboriginal Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 27-29 June 2000, lot 31, illustrated
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne
This painting is based around the circular radiating pattern often found in the sand mosaics which were common practice of the Pintupi men prior to 1970. Interestingly Shorty Lungkata has used signifcantly variable colour along with traditional colour variations.
Geoffrey Bardon suggested that the corner roundels at the top of the design could depict ceremonial men, fire or a sand mosaic. The bottom right roundel is signifacantly different for unknown reasons. The linear patterns came form the sand mosaic tradition and ceremonial body paint design which has its origins at Papunya.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist by film maker and writer Bruno Scrobogna.
D'lan Davidson
LITERATURE
Bruno Scrobogna, Die Pintubi Am Ende der Steinzeit, Verlag Ullstein GmbH, Berlin, 1980, pp.44-45, (illustrated)
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