Transgression and death
Jimmy Njamme TJAMPITJIN: artist
Old men (concentric circles) sat singing. Two younger men swore at them, and then ran away in shame. Their mother followed them, but unknowingly went to a sacred place secret to the men. For this act she was killed. Her body (top) remains in the ground.
Title
Transgression and death
Artist/Maker and role
Jimmy Njamme TJAMPITJIN: artist
Date
1985
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas board
Measurements
50.5 x 76.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased for the Guy Grey-Smith Memorial Collection, 1986
© Jimmy Njamme Tjampitjin / Copyright Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1986/0238