Kathleen
Petyarre
Alyawarre/Eastern Anmatyerre (born c.1940)
Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming (After Sandstorm), 2003
synthetic polymer on Belgian linen
107 x 107cm
PROVENANCE
Commissioned by Galerie Australis, Adelaide, cat.no. GAKP0403392; accompanied
by original certificate of authenticity
Private Collection, QLD
Documentation reads
The centre of this painting represents a scared Women’s Dreaming
site associated with the green pea (antweth). Depicted throughout the
painting are seeds (ntang) of the pea, which are an important food for
the traditional healer (ngangkar), and the Mountain Devil Lizard (Arnkerrth).
The elongated X-shape represents two of the artist’s Mountain Ancestors
Dreaming paths.
The white painted areas represent hailstones (Puta Puta) that shows a
big hailstorm has passed over the country. Hailstorms are an unusual yet
common occurrence during the summer months in the eastern desert of central
Australia.