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

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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)

Place of OriginAustralian | Pintupi language group

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

2013.185V

Not on View

Exhibition History

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

Label TextThis 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 travelling 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 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 form part of the teachings of the post-initiatory Pintupi youths today, as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.