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Angeline Tasman Nampitjinpa (1951 - ) Untitled...

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Angeline Tasman Nampitjinpa (1951 - ) Untitled Acrylic on canvas - 46 x 46 cm Yuendumu - Northern Territory - Central Desert Provenance : - Estate collection of Mrs K. - Wurlukurlangu Artists The site associated with this Dream of Water is Pirlinyarnu (also called Mt Farewell), about 160 km West of Yuendumu. Two Jangala Men, rainmakers, sang the rain, causing a terrible thunderstorm to pass through the area. Lightning was falling regularly. Lightning was falling regularly. This storm met another storm from Wapurtali and they were carried by a Brown Falcon further west where they created a major water point. At Puyurru, this Falcon found a Rainbow Snake and the Snake carried the water with it to create a lake at Jillyinmpa. The rights on this theme belong to the Nangala and Nampitjinpa women and the Jangala and Jampijinpa men.