Liltjin
Pauline SUNFLY: artist
Pauline has painted some of her father's country. Pauline's father, Sunfly Tjampitjin, was a senior custodian for country south of Balgo, near vast salt lake of Wilkinkara (Lake MacKay). The country depicted here is named Liltjin. The many lines throughout the painting are the dry creek beds which during the wet season flow into Wilkinkarra. During the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) people lived in the holes depicted. Pauline is the daughter of Bai Bai Napangarti.
Title
Liltjin
Artist/Maker and role
Pauline SUNFLY: artist
Date
2019
Medium
acrylic on linen
Measurements
149.5 x 75.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
© Pauline Sunfly / Copyright Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0362