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RICHARD TAX TJUPURRULA c.1935 - 2003 Tjawa Tjawa (in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A), 1996 acrylic on linen 99.5 x 50.5 cm inscribed verso: Warlayirti Artists, Richard Tax, 100 x 50, 546, ABOP501 PROVENANCE Warlayirti Aboriginal Artists Corporation, WA Cat No. 546/96 The Kelton Collection, USA Private collection, NSW accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Aboriginal Artists Corporation EXHIBITED The Australian Consulate, Los Angeles, California, 22 August 2003 - 31 August 2006 This is a story the of Richard Tax's country. The painting depicts the Tingarri Law concerning a man called Kuntjumarna who rounded up a band of women who were holding ceremonies. He sent them off to kamirarra, but later they returned. This old man was a senior Tjakamarra, and was teaching the women all about country. @ RICHARD TAX TJUPURRULA / Copyright Agency, 2025