Wilkinkarra (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)

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Wilkinkarra (from Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya: same stories a new way)

Artist Nyilyari Tjapangati (born around 1949)

Publisher Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd

Printer Firebox Print Studio (Dian Darmansjah)

Place of OriginAustralia

Date2009

DimensionsSheet: H: 21 5/8 in. (55 cm); W: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)

MediumPrint, etching on Hahnemuhle rag paper.

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Sara Jane DeHoff

Object number

2013.185A

Not on View

Label TextWilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) is a salt lake site. In ancestral times it was visited by a large group of Tingari Men, Ancestral Beings whose movements helped to form sacred sites and bring features of the land into being. The men had previously visited the rockhole site of Winparku (Mt. Webb) further south. The concentric squares in the etching depict the soakage waters near Winparku, while the jagged lines represent the path of the Tingari Men as they travelled towards Wilkinkarra. This design is also consistent with those used during rain-making ceremonies. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret, sacred nature, no further detail was given.Exhibition History

Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Papunya Tula: Works on Paper, December 13, 2012 – March 24, 2013.