Ngaminya (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)
Artist: Payu Napaltjarri (Australian, born ca. 1952)
Publisher: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd
Printer: Firebox Print Studio (Dian Darmansjah)
Date: 2009
Dimensions:
Sheet: H: 21 5/8 in. (55 cm); W: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)
Medium: Print, etching on Hahnemuhle rag paper.
Place of Origin: Australian | Pintupic language group
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sara Jane DeHoff
Object number: 2013.185C
Label Text:The designs used in this etching are associated with the rockhole site of Ngaminya, just south of the Kiwirrkura community in Western Australia. The rows of parallel lines represent the tali (sandhills) in the area around Ngaminya.
In Ancestral times a group of women camped at this site where they collected the edible berries known as kampurarrpa, or desert raisin, that grow on a small shrub. The rocky outcrop at this site is said to have been formed from huge mounds of these berries. Upon completion of their ceremonies at Ngaminya, the Ancestral Women continued their travels east to Wirrulnga and then on to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay).
In Ancestral times a group of women camped at this site where they collected the edible berries known as kampurarrpa, or desert raisin, that grow on a small shrub. The rocky outcrop at this site is said to have been formed from huge mounds of these berries. Upon completion of their ceremonies at Ngaminya, the Ancestral Women continued their travels east to Wirrulnga and then on to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay).
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