Papunya Tjupi Arts

11 AM 6440/09
Tilau Nangala Mikuntji - Tilau's Father's Country 2009
Acrylic on Belgian linen 760 x 510mm SOLD
This painting depict's Tilau's father's country, a water dreaming site to the west of Yuendemu. The circle in the
centre represents the waterhole, and the U-shapes are the women sitting around the waterhole. The parallel lines
that frame the work represent water travelling over the country. The curved lines at the top and bottom are the
sand hills in that area. The radiating lines represent the water travelling over the landscape into the central
waterhole. The dots show both the spinifex and the water travelling into the soil.