Tingari dreaming at Walpunya
Charlie Tararu TJUNGARRAYI: artist
The black area in the centre of the painting probably represents a cave. The Tingari Cycle contains information of a highly secret-sacred nature only revealed to senior initiated men. Little devils is given by artists painting subjects related to the Tingari Ancestors.
Title
Tingari dreaming at Walpunya
Artist/Maker and role
Charlie Tararu TJUNGARRAYI: artist
Date
1986
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
122.0 x 121.5 cm
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Licenced by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1987/0149