Tjangimanta (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)
Artist: Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula (Australian, Pintupi, ca. 1930 - 2016)
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: Australia | Pintupi language group
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sara Jane DeHoff
Object number: 2013.185P
Label Text:This etching depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of Tjangimanta, northeast of the Kiwirrkura Community. In ancestral times a large group of Ancestral Beings known as Tingari Men visited this site during their travels east to the rockhole site of Tarkul. The men later continued their travels north to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay).
In the Dreaming—stories, or “totems,” about the creation of the world by Ancestral Beings—the Tingari travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari men were usually followed by Tingari women and were accompanied by novices. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These ancestral stories explain how the universe was created, how the land was shaped, and who and what came to live in it. They provide guidance on how to behave and why, where to find certain foods, and much more, as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.
In the Dreaming—stories, or “totems,” about the creation of the world by Ancestral Beings—the Tingari travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari men were usually followed by Tingari women and were accompanied by novices. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These ancestral stories explain how the universe was created, how the land was shaped, and who and what came to live in it. They provide guidance on how to behave and why, where to find certain foods, and much more, as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.
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