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Brandy Tjungurrayi Narroo 2007
Acrylic on linen 3020 x 1315mm $31000
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 lines represent high rocks where the people hid to try to avoid the fire and the squares depict
the firelines caused by the fire.