Lot 99: JOHN KIPARRA TJAKAMARRA CIRCA 1931-2003 UNTITLED C.1972 64 by 54.5 cm Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board Provenance: Painted at Papunya in late 1972 Private collection, Queensland Reference: Bardon, G., of the Western Desert, Rigby,

JOHN KIPARRA TJAKAMARRA CIRCA 1931-2003 UNTITLED C.1972 64 by 54.5 cm Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board Provenance: Painted at Papunya in late 1972 Private collection, Queensland Reference: Bardon, G., of the Western Desert, Rigby, Adelaide, 1979 A very similar painting dated 1971 by the artist is reproduced in Bardon 1979:61 which the author describes as a Men's Corroboree where the men (the U-shapes) sit around fires (the concentric circles) in a hierarchical fashion, according to their ritual standing. The ritual is related to increase in natural resources such as game animals and plant foods.