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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  120
• Lot Description:
  Tiger Palpatja
  (c.1920 – 2012)
  Piltati Tjukurpa, 2011
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  120.0 x 198.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date and Tjungu Palya cat. TPTP11-495
• Provenance:
  Tjungu Palya, Nyapari, South Australia ; Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney; The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjungu Palpya, Nyapari which states: ‘Piltati Tjukurpa (the creation story of Piltati). Wati wanampi kutjara (the two serpent brothers) live here in the rock hole. Ngayulu law (I’m the law man for this place). Kungka kutjarangku kuku langka munu kuniya, kuka kutjupa-kutjupa tjawara (the two sisters were digging for edible snakes and lizards). Tjukurpa mulapa (this is a true story). Minyma mulapa. Wati mulapa. Piltatila.’
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 10,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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