LORNA NAPANANGKA WARD - MARRAPINTI

 LORNA NAPANANGKA WARD
MARRAPINTI,  2003
122 x 122cm
Synthetic polymer on Belgian linen
 
PROVENANCE
Western Desert, NT
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, NTTjala Aboriginal Art, Sydney, NSWCooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, Sydney, 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.
 
EXHIBITED
Collectorā€™s Edition, August 2013, Cooee Art Gallery