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THOMAS TJAPALTJARRI
TITLE: Tingari Cycle
SIZE: 48cm X 155cm
MEDIUM: synthetic polymer paint on canvas
YEAR PRODUCED: 2008
The Tingari cycle refers to a journey undertaken by a group of creation ancestors in the time of the Tjukurrpa. Their paths, their important sites and their activities cover a huge area stretching from Pintupi country (around the Papunya region), to the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts (close to Balgo Hills)1. They are known for having brought law and culture to the world, and when their lives ended, they were to take both human and animal forms. The importance of the Tingari cycle in Aboriginal culture is evident in the many paintings that represent sites and episodes associated with these ancestors.
1McCulloch, S. Contemporary Aboriginal Art, a guide to the rebirth of a culture pp.76-77
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