Billy Thomas Wangkajunga, 1920-2012
Waterholes and Sandhills in the Great Sandy Desert, 2002
Natural ochre and pigments on canvas
90 x 120 cm
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 in
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 in
MM7585
$ 22,000.00
Throughout the artist's Country in the Great Sandy Desert waterholes (soaks and rock holes) exist. Knowledge of these places was crucial to the artist’s ability to lead a traditional lifestyle....
Throughout the artist's Country in the Great Sandy Desert waterholes (soaks and rock holes) exist. Knowledge of these places was crucial to the artist’s ability to lead a traditional lifestyle. It was at these places that most ceremony and law was undertaken. This painting shows a typical waterhole (soak) amongst the rolling sand dunes of the desert. All of this country was made in the dreamtime by Gunambalayi - the black snake.
Provenance
Red Rock ArtK P4084
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