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‘Kurpulungu’ Ngapa Tjukurrpa – Water Snake Dreaming

This painting depicts the travelling Ngapa Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kurpulungu, located close to Mt Liebig. Joseph inherited this Tjukurrpa from his father, Phillip Lane. This is the travelling Dreaming of ‘Kulpununtu’, a water snake that travelled through Phillip Creek, Warumungu country (50km north of Tennant Creek). While in Phillip creek the snake met an emu. The snake then travelled west of Yuendumu to Intukumanu. In Intukumanu, it dug a big hole, forming a waterhole. The waterhole is named Kulpununtu, after the snake. After creating the waterhole, the snake changed form into a Walra, a flying animal that is unlike anything that exists today. The Walra then flew east back past Phillip Creek. It continued to fly back to where it originally came from, its origins are unknown. There is a song associated with this Tjukurrpa. Phillip Lane, Joseph’s father says that when the song is sung it brings big rains, sometimes lasting for months.

Categories: Ikuntji Artists

Name: Joseph Lane

Language: Luritja

Biography:

Joseph lane was born in Papunya in 1961. He is the son of Maudie Jugadai and Phillip Lane and the grandson (on his mothers side) of Timothy (Timmy) Jugadai Tjungurrayi (1920-1988) and his first wife, Bessie. His grandfather Timmy was born in 1920 in the dry Alalbi creek bed near Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory. Timmy’s father was a Ngalia (southern Warlpiri) man and his mother, a Luritja woman. Timmy and his second wife Narputta Nangala Jugadai were founding members of Ikuntji Artists. Timmy, who had been painting since the 1970’s, inspired his wives and children to paint. Leading on a tradition of painting story and country that continues today.

Joseph Lane has spent much of his life working as a stockman between Haasts Bluff, Glen Helen and Papunya. He now lives in Haasts Bluff and Papunya with his wife and fellow painter, Ann Lane nee Dixon. The couple have been painting alongside each other at Ikuntji Artists for many years. Joseph’s father, Phillip is a Warumungu man, from a region located 40km from Tennant Creek. Joseph paints this country and the travelling Ngapa Tjukurrpa (Rain Dreaming) that was passed down to him from his father.

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