Charlie Tjapangati

Pintupi Language Group

Untitled

91 x 91cms

Ref No: CT1006076

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This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Tjiparitjarra, near rocky outcrops and a large sandhill west of Jupiter Well in Western Australia. In ancestral times a large group of Tingari men visited this site before travelling east, passing through Kiwirrkura, and then north-east to Tarkul and Wilkinkarra. The roundels in this work represent the rockholes and the lines represent the sandhills.
Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret sacred nature no further details were given.
The Tingari are a group of ancestral beings of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari men were usually followed by Tingari women and accompanied by novices. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These ancestral stories form part of the teachings of post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.