Thomas Tjapaltjarri paints the travels of the Tingari creation ancestors. The Pintupi believe the Tingari ancestors created the country around them and importantly, the law by which the Pintupi still...
Thomas Tjapaltjarri paints the travels of the Tingari creation ancestors. The Pintupi believe the Tingari ancestors created the country around them and importantly, the law by which the Pintupi still live. Not a lot of information is known about the Tingari ancestors as it is so sacred, it is kept secret from the uninitiated. However, artisitically they are represented by concentric linework back filled with dots to sow where the Tingari camped and performed rituals.