Tingari A9907

Year: 2006

Size: 102 x 103cm
acrylic on linen

This is Johnny’s depiction of Tingari and often represents specific sacred sites located in his ancestral country. These sites, associated with the Tingari cycle are situated along the early journey paths of the Tingari Ancestors which were created throughout the ‘Tjukurrpa’ or Dreamtime. Generally, the Tingari area group of mythical characters of the Dreaming 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, and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles.

These mythologies form part of the stories that are passed on to the younger Aboriginal boys prior to initiation.