LORNA NAPANANGKA WARD - MARRAPINTI
LORNA NAPANANGKA WARD
MARRAPINTI, 2016
181 x 244 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
PROVENANCE
Western Desert, NT
Yanda Art, NTCooee Gallery, NSW
STORY
This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Marrapinti, to the west of the Kiwirrkura Community. A large group of senior women camped at this site and gathered kampurarrpa (bush raisins), which are ground to make a type of traditional damper. This site is also associated with nose piercing rituals for Pintupi women. The grid design literally represents a symbolic map of the Western Desert region and each section depicts ancestral activities that were part of the formation of the present day environment.