Peg Leg Tjampitjinpa
Tingari Cycle
ACAAPL04101
2005
94x150cm
Acrylic paints on linen
| Description: | This painting represents that during the creation era, Tingari ancestors gathered at a series of sites for Initiation Ceremonies. They travelled from across the country, performing rituals at specific sites that created the natural features of the landscape. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices, and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These creation stories and rituals are still portrayed in song cycles, paintings and ceremonies and are part of the continuous teaching to the next generation. In painting Tingari, the artist is depicting the song cycle associated with the artist's many dreaming sites and the locations of significant natural sites. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further details are given. |
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