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Lorna
Napanangka
Pintupi (born 1961)
Untitled (Designs associated with the rockhole site of Marrapinti),
2004
synthetic polymer paint on linen
137 x 122cm
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists, Pty Ltd, NT, cat.no.LN0406299; accompanied by original
certificate of authenticity
Framed Gallery, Darwin
Private Collection, New South Wales
Documentation reads
This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Marrapinti,
situated in a creek, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. A
group of women of the Nagnala and Napangati kinship subsections camped
at this site during their travels further east. While at the site the
women made nose bones, also known as marrapinti, which are worn through
a hole made in the nose web. These nose bones were originally used by
both men and women but are now only inserted by the older generation on
ceremonial occasions.
Lorna Napanangka is the daughter of Timmy Payunka Tjapangati. In 1999
Lorna contributed to the Kiwirrkura women’s painting as part of the
Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.