Snake in a bush by Walter Tjampitjinpa
2017-08-03 13:32:00
Brinkin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia 
Snake in a bush 1971 synthetic
polymer paint on compressed fibre board Gift of the Department of the Northern Territory, 1974. MAGNT Collection. WAL126
The artist has depicted an ancestral snake associated with a Water Dreaming site at Tjikari. The pattern represents the snake's ribs. (original description)
Walter TJAMPITJINPA
b. DoversHills, WesternAustralia, c.1912;d.1981
Pintupi language
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