Deutscher and Hackett

Painted at Kintore, Northern Territory in 2004
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Shaun Dennison, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states:

'This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of Puntujtalka (Jupiter Well). In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men camped at this site before travelling south to the lake site of Ngarru.
Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.

Generally, the Tingari are a group of mythical characters 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 and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These mythologies form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.'