8 AM 4891/07
Brandy Tjungurrayi Narroo 2006
Acrylic on cotton 750 x 500mm SOLD
Brandy has painted some of his traditional country, which is far to the south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert.
The country here is known as Narroo. This painting depicts part of the Tingari Cycle and tells the story of two
Tingari men of the Tjapangati and Tjapaltjarri skin groups. Tjapangati came from the north, Tjapaltjarri came
from the south, both men were carrying firesticks. The two men were painted up and had covered themselves
with flowers so people wouldn't see them, they then lit the country for the first time during the Dreamtime. The
resulting fire caused many people to be trapped and eventually were burnt. The pink lines represent high rocks
where the people hid to try to avoid the fire and the squares depict the firelines caused by the fire.