Marawa (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)
Artist: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (Australian, Pintupi, born ca. 1959)
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: 2013.185W
Label Text:This etching depicts designs associated with the swamp site of Marawa, situated slightly west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). There are also rockholes and soakage waters at this site. During Ancestral times, a large group of Tingari men travelled to Marawa from the west, and after arriving at the site, passed beneath the earth's surface and continued traveling underground. It is also said that a huge ancestral snake sleeps in this swamp. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature, no further detail was given.
Generally, the Tingari are a group of ancestral beings of the Dreaming who traveled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites.
Generally, the Tingari are a group of ancestral beings of the Dreaming who traveled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites.
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