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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Fine Art + Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  29 Nov 2017 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  138
• Lot Description:
  Tiger Palpatja
  (1920 – 2014)
  Piltati Tjukurpa, 2010
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  150.0 x 124.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist's name, date, community, and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. TPTP10316
• Provenance:
  Tjungu Palya Artists, Nyapari, South Australia; Chapman Gallery, Canberra; Private collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjungu Palya Arts that states: ‘This is the true story of those two women from Piltati. They were digging for a big kuniya (carpet python) that was really wati kutjara (two men). While the men were underground they were painting. The women kept digging and hit the kuniya with their wana (digging stick) then the wanampi rose from the hole and ate the women.’
• Estimate:
  A$4,000 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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