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Edith Nampitjinpa

Tarkul
2019

This painting depicts a place called Tarkul, known for its water in the form of a rockhole and soakage. In the Dreaming, a large group of women camped here before traveling to Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). The concentric circle in the middle represents the rockhole, while the lines depict the tali (sandhills) and puli (rocky outcrops) that surround it. While here, the women gathered large quantities of edible desert fruit known as pura (bush tomato), which are about the size of a small apricot. After the seeds are removed and the fruit is halved and skewered onto a stick, it can be stored for long periods of time before perishing.

Language Group: Pintupi
Date: Born 1970

Edith Nampitjinpa was born in 1970 to artists Uta Uta Tjangala and Walangkura Napanangka. Edith lives in Kiwirrkurra and is the widow of artist Timmy Payungu Tjapangati.

Biographical information courtesy of Papunya Tula Artists.

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