Artiste : Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra

Titre de l'œuvre : Rockhole of Kalipinpa : storm and ceremonies

Format : 107x91cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art de Papunya Tula Artists

Référence de la peinture : EM1103023

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This painting depicts designs associated with the rockbole of Kalipinpa, a major water dreaming site north of Sandy Blight Junction. In ancestral times a huge storm erupted in this area causing the lighthing to flash and the water to rush across the land. filling the rockholes and forming small creeks. The painting represents the ceremonial country of the area with various landforms such as sandhills, hills, rockholes, soakages and creeks. There are many dreamings associated with the site including water, lightning and bush potato. A group of ancestral men and women also once gathered at this rockhole to perform the dances and sing the songs associated with the area.