Tingari MK17816 Kudditji Kngwarreye collecting Ngalyipi (snake vine)

collecting Ngalyipi (snake vine)

The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices

They only grow on the plant (Carissa Lanceolata) for a few weeks of the year

The sisters roam the earth every night collecting bush foods amid the vegetation of the desert

It is a secret place

Tingari MK17816 Kudditji Kngwarreye collecting Ngalyipi (snake vine)Size: 40 x 90cm acrylic on linen In this painting Walala has depicted designs associated with the Tingari ancestors. The Tingari people were responsible for the creation of country and traversed large stretches of desert area creating natural features, laws, stories and songs for the benefit of human survival. This dreaming story is passed down to younger generations via ceremony and is integral to the Pintupi tribe and the continuity of physical,