Collection Online

Old man's Dreaming at Mitukatjirri
1972

Medium
gouache on composition board

Measurements
32.7 × 65.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Douglas Carnegie OAM, 1988
© The Artist/Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Papunya, Northern Territory

Accession Number
O.31-1988

Department
First Nations Australia

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
Two men, indicated by ‘U’ shapes, participate in a ceremony at Mitukatjirri, a cliff feature where these men relate an ancestor myth of sexuality. The motif on the far right is a ground painting. The linked concentric circles represent the Dreaming journey that is part of the story. Linear patterns possibly represent ritual string and women’s digging sticks. Apparently, there are mountains nearby and this occasion takes place in winter.