{"product_id":"benny-tjapaltjarri-pintupi-papunya-tula-original-artwork-1986","title":"Benny Tjapaltjarri — Pintupi Papunya Tula Original Artwork, 1986","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Benny Tjapaltjarri \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Depiction of Site Near Desert Bore\" on original gallery sale ticket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePapunya Tula Artist Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage \/ Community:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pintupi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Western Desert, Central Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Acrylic on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan class=\"text-token-text-primary cursor-text rounded-sm\"\u003eBT860261\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e140cm High x 61cm Wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBenny Tjapaltjarri\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1932-2003) was a respected Pintupi elder, ceremonial leader, and \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003engangkaṟi\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (traditional healer).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Artist \u0026amp; Historical Context\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBenny Tjapaltjarri\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1932–early 2003) was a senior Pintupi elder, ceremonial leader, and \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003engangkaṟi\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (traditional healer). This work was painted in 1986, a critical period during the Western Desert homelands movement. At this time, the Australian government drilled mechanical water bores throughout the region to provide reliable water sources, enabling Pintupi families to leave centralized government settlements and return to their ancestral lands. Tjapaltjarri established an outstation at one of these new infrastructure sites roughly 30 to 40 kilometres northwest of Walungurru (Kintore), which became known colloquially as \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"Desert Bore\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (officially registered as Pirrnpirrnga).\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Tjukurrpa (Dreaming)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the title references modern 1980s infrastructure, the artwork documents the ancient spiritual geography of the area, known traditionally as \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePirrnpirrnga\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tjapaltjarri was the primary \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003ekirda\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (traditional custodian) of this Country. Government workers placed the modern bore at this exact location because it was already an ancient, spiritually significant water site. The iconography maps the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eTjukurrpa\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Dreaming) narrative of ancestral snakes traveling through the surrounding \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003etali tali\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (sandhill country) toward the permanent claypans and underground water tables that defined the region long before European contact.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eStyle \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe painting features the structured, linear topography classic to mid-1980s Pintupi art. The bold paths indicate the undulating sand dunes, while central circular motifs outline the critical water sites. Precise, rhythmic dotting is utilized to mask the sacred-secret elements of the narrative from uninitiated eyes. This piece carries an authentic \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePapunya Tula Artists\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e provenance, the definitive cooperative representing the pioneers of the Western Desert art movement\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Burringbar Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49562862846211,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8228\/9411\/files\/benny-tjapaltjarri-pintupi-papunya-tula-artwork-01.jpg?v=1788496658","url":"https:\/\/burringbargallery.com.au\/products\/benny-tjapaltjarri-pintupi-papunya-tula-original-artwork-1986","provider":"Burringbar Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}