Pinpirrnga (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)
Artist: Kawayi Nampitjinpa (Australian, Pintupi, born ca. 1946)
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 | Pintupi language group
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sara Jane DeHoff
Object number: 2013.185U
Label Text:The story relating to the Pinpirrnga rockhole site concerns two Ancestral women who travelled from the east. They had walked a long way and were very thirsty when they arrived at Pinpirrnga, only to find that there was no water. The women then sang the songs associated with the site and plunged their nulla nullas (digging sticks) into the ground, which created a large rockhole. The women later removed their nulla nullas and laid them down, where they transformed into two smaller rockholes.
While in the area the Ancestral women gathered large quantities of the edible fruit known as pura or bush tomato. The women also collected mangata (quandong, or native peach), which is a traditional staple food much sought after throughout this region. The small circles in this etching represent the pura and mangata collected by the women.
While in the area the Ancestral women gathered large quantities of the edible fruit known as pura or bush tomato. The women also collected mangata (quandong, or native peach), which is a traditional staple food much sought after throughout this region. The small circles in this etching represent the pura and mangata collected by the women.
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