Tingari by Carol Larry Nampitjinpa

This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage water site of Kirritjinna south of Kiwirrkura community. In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men visited this site during their travels towards the east. Generally the Tingari are a group of ancestral characters of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These form part of the post-initiation teachings of the youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary viewers.