Beyula Napanangka Puntungka
Kalinykalinypa Tjukurrpa
Auction Closed
May 23, 09:01 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Beyula Napanangka Puntungka
born 1966
Kalinykalinypa Tjukurrpa, 2010
Papunya Tjupi Arts catalogue number 408-10 on the reverse
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
48 in x 59 ⅞ in (122 cm x 152 cm)
Painted for Paunya Tjupi Arts, Papunya, Northern Territory, 2010 (Papunya Tjupi Arts catalogue number 408-10)
Randell Lane Fine Art, Washington
The Jacquie McPhee Collection, Washington
Cooee Art, Sydney, Aboriginal & Oceanic Works of Art, November 16, 2017, lot 56
Private Collection
According to the accompaying documentation, the painting depicts the story of the Kalinykalinypa or desert grevillea flower, a favourite bush food for Anangu people. Kalinykalinypa grows in the sandy soils on the plains. The beautiful orange coloured flowers are picked early in the morning and placed in a billycan of water to create 'honeywater' (cordial) or sucked straight off the branch for their sweet honey dew. More often than not Anangu move from flower to flower bending it to them so they can suck the nectar rather than picking it.
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