Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula
Fire Dreaming at Malangkatulpari
ASAAOM04
c.1974
56.5x94cm
Acrylic paints on composition board
| Description: | This painting depicts the artist’s birthplace, Tjikari, approximately 500km north-west of Alice Springs, close to the West Australian border.
It is the story about two old Pungkalunka men who fight. The Tjampitjinpa one, who is the artist’s uncle, is on fire. The artist described him as being mad or “rama” and he is also the boss. The other old man, the Tjakamarra one, is the artist’s father. The boomerang, or kali, is one of the weapons used in the fighting and the tracks, or tjina, are depicted. The red colour indicates fire, or waru. The Pungkalunka men are now sleeping in a cave at Tjikari.
The story is part of the Tingari cycle and involves the Ngananyana men. |
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