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Untitled
1988

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
100.0 × 76.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Ms Gabrielle Pizzi, Fellow, 1997
©Wimitji Tjapangarti/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Balgo, Western Australia

Inscription
inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: 1000 x 760
inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: WIMMITJI
inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: 295/88
inscribed in red fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: P.S

Accession Number
1997.175

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
This painting represents the important site of Yaltatjul, north of Jupiter Well, in Western Australia. The site is associated with the Wati Kutjarra (Two men) and Goanna Dreamings. A gathering of maban (spirit men) took place there in ancestral period. The spirir men are indicated by concentric circles and their camp sites are shown as concentric squares.