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"ARTIST'S COUNTRY"
© Sam Tjampitjin



Story: This is the country of Sam, his father, and his brother-in-law.

In this painting Warnampi , the quiet snake, loves in the lake. The lake is defined by the only unbroken line in the painting. Other snakes, death adders, move across the land. You can catch this snake by sneaking up on him from behind and grabbing him by the back of his head.

This is from the Tingari law story, very important in men's rituals.

Note: The Tingart were a Kinship group alleged to have travelled the land during the Dreamtime performing miraculous acts that shaped the physical and social world. 



Artist: 	Sam Tjampitjin 
Title: 		ARTIST'S COUNTRY 
Language: 	Kukatja 
Domicile: 	Murrpanijingnka, near Warkarli, 
		Great Sandy Desert 
Size: 		2 1/2' x 1 1/2' 
Medium: 	Acrylic on canvas



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