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Birthdate: ca. 1939
Language Group: Warlpiri
 
Don Tjungurrayi was born in Yupurirri, then went to Yuendumu school und worked later as a drover and boundary rider. He has painted since the end of the 70´s and won the Alice Springs Art Prize in 1986. His artworks are to be found in collections in the USA and Australia.

Paintings

(C) 2000 www.aboriginal-art.de Aboriginal Art Galerie Bähr; Don Tjungurrayi, Australien; Ohne Titel (No. 30) (Sold)
Untitled, 1995
Acrylic on linen, 60,5 x 91 cm

This painting depicts designs associated with the Mamupururnpa (Barking Spider) Dreaming at the site of the same name, situated west of Yuendumu. This is the spider which can be heard making noise after rain. The centre of the painting depicts the centre of the Mamupururnpa´s home, a hole in the ground with mounded dirt sides covered in Mulga tree leaves. (Copyright of image remains by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd, PO Box 282, Cammeray, NSW 2062, Australia)

  (C) 2000 www.aboriginal-art.de Aboriginal Art Galerie Bähr; Don Tjungurrayi, Australien; Ohne Titel (No. 31) (Sold)
Untitled, 1996
Acrylic on linen, 60 x 121 cm

This painting depicts designs associated with the Water Dreaming site of Mikantji, west of Yuendumu. In mythological times the Water Dreaming travelled from Kalipinpa, north of Sandy Blight Junction, east to Mikantji. Men of the Tjungurrayi kinship subsection are owner-keepers of this jukurrpa. The central roundel represents the soakage at the site with water entering from each side. The outer curved lines represent lightning. (Copyright of image remains by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd, PO Box 282, Cammeray, NSW 2062, Australia)


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