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HARRY TJUTJUNA born c.1930 MUTUTA TJURKURPA (BILBY WOMAN), 2010 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 131.0 x 80.0 cm bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Niniku Arts cat. 10106 PROVENANCE Niniku Arts, Pipalyatjara, South Australia Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney Estate of the late Annie McFarling, Melbourne, acquired from the above in August 2010 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Ninuku Arts which states: 'That minyma ninu (bilby woman) and her family were eating all the maku (witchetty grubs). There are a lot of different maku, tjilka-tjilka, punti, ngarkalya and kanturangu. She ate so much that there were only ngingirpa left (little immature ones). The wati mututa (ant men) got really angry and they chased the bilby family, husband, wife and kids and speared them. They came marching all together.' © Harry Tjutjuna/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery