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Nancy Kunoth Petyarre

Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil) A15531

Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil) A15531

$13,500.00 AUD
$13,500.00 AUD
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Year: 2008

Size: 120 x 120cm
acrylic on linen

This painting shows Nancy’s depiction of ‘Arnkerrthe’ or Mountain Devil Lizard, an important dreaming story for this artist.

Using small detailed dot painting Nancy recreates the pattern of the Lizard’s skin that is used as a camouflage when danger is near. 

The coloured arc shapes are the markings that are on the back of the lizard which change colour throughout the day as the sun moves across the sky. The pale line in the centre of the painting shows the ancestral trail of the mountain devil lizard.

The Anmatyerre people believe that during the Dreamtime, this small lizard used to collect and carry the ochre colours in a pouch located at the back of its neck.

As it walked the land it used to deposit these ochre colours in various areas throughout the country. The people would then use these colours in their body painting ceremonies.
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