Long Tom Tjapanangka
Puli Tjunta, 2000
Acrylic on canvas
213.4 x 121.9 cm
84 x 48 in
84 x 48 in
Born circa 1930. Died in 2006. Language group: Ngaatjatjarra/Pintupi Country: Lupul Born circa 1930 at Lupul in the Frederick Ranges on the Northern Territory/Western Australian border, he travelled on foot...
Born circa 1930. Died in 2006.
Language group: Ngaatjatjarra/Pintupi
Country: Lupul
Born circa 1930 at Lupul in the Frederick Ranges on the Northern Territory/Western Australian border, he travelled on foot to Haasts Bluff as a young man. He has been 'all over', working as a stockman, policeman, labourer and painter from Queensland to Melbourne, moving from ration depots and cattle stations to rock holes and along desert trails.
He was the overall winner of the 16th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, held at the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory in Darwin in September 1999.
About the painting - Puli Tjuta
This painting means many hills. Long Tom does not paint his Dreamings because they are “too scary”. The Snake Tingari is very important in Aboriginal law. It travels over vast stretches of country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Snake eventually ends up going underground in the mountains of Long Tom’s country.
Language group: Ngaatjatjarra/Pintupi
Country: Lupul
Born circa 1930 at Lupul in the Frederick Ranges on the Northern Territory/Western Australian border, he travelled on foot to Haasts Bluff as a young man. He has been 'all over', working as a stockman, policeman, labourer and painter from Queensland to Melbourne, moving from ration depots and cattle stations to rock holes and along desert trails.
He was the overall winner of the 16th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, held at the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory in Darwin in September 1999.
About the painting - Puli Tjuta
This painting means many hills. Long Tom does not paint his Dreamings because they are “too scary”. The Snake Tingari is very important in Aboriginal law. It travels over vast stretches of country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Snake eventually ends up going underground in the mountains of Long Tom’s country.