Unknown Artist
Tingari Cycle
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Unknown Artist
Tingari Cycle
Central Art Aboriginal Art Store
Code: 0410191
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 216x129
Year: 2004
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With the use of lines and concentric circles the work depicts a map, which recounts the travels of the Tingari ancestors. During their journey the ancestors performed ceremonies, shaped the landscape, created certain important sites. They instilled law to
the Pintupi 
people of the Western Desert.
- The lines depicted represent the tracks
- The concentric circles represent certain landmarks or ceremonial sites
If you would like to know more about Tingari Cycle and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Papunya Tula Aboriginal Art Movement
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
- Aboriginal Culture
- Kintore and Kiwirrkurra: Aboriginal Art from the Western Desert
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