Lot 68: WIMMITJI TJAPANGARTI CIRCA 1929-2000 WATER DREAMING 1989 91 by 61 cm Synthetic polymer paint on canvas Bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 60/89 on the reverse Provenance: Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1989 for

WIMMITJI TJAPANGARTI CIRCA 1929-2000 WATER DREAMING 1989 91 by 61 cm Synthetic polymer paint on canvas Bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 60/89 on the reverse Provenance: Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1989 for Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia Dreamtime Gallery, Brisbane The Sam Barry Collection Exhibited: Dreamtime Gallery, Brisbane 1989 Cf. Wonganaya, 1989, in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, illustrated in Ryan, J. and K. Akerman, Images of Power: of the Kimberley, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, p.96. This painting is sold with an accompanying certificate from Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills that reads in part: 'Water Dreaming. The Ikarra water hole, a rockhole, is an important Water Dreaming ceremonial site. Here are held the special rituals to ensure the coming of the life giving rains to the desert regions in the area around this site. The artist is guardian of this place, and keeper of the Law (Turkey Dreaming, Tree Spirits and of course the Water Dreaming).'