Urapuntja Artists was the artist’s community Art Centre in Utopia. Utopia, a wide-spread cluster of several smaller communities, lies 100 nms North North East of Alice Springs. Purchased by Helen in 2009 whilst visiting the artists the painting was in poor condition scruffed up on the Art Centre floor. Helen purchased the painting and sent it for conservation in Melbourne.
Relatives present at the time described this painting as Sammy Apetyarre’s Country; the lines the sand-dunes running – and also representing the traditional long thin bone that is worn through the septum, the ‘Nose-Bone’.
“That’s what my Auntie had” says Sammy, that’s what women have”. Helen Read
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Sammy Apetyarr
Painting title: 'Alhalkre'
Palya Art 2527
Polymer acrylic pigment on canvas, 1360 x 1800 mm
$4,400.00 AUD
Date created: 2003
Urapuntja Artists Cat.no. URA0459
Alhalkre language spoken, Central Australia