Tali and Hail Storm

In this painting, the artist presented a topographic view of Kaakuratinja country, which features sand dunes called Tali. The dotted wavy lines drawn across the image represent the sand hills and violent hailstorm that killed the Tingari Ancestors.

Willy Tjungurrayi has created a topographic view of this country, which is characterised by sand dunes called Tali. The dotted wavy lines drawn across the image represent the sand hills and violent hailstorm that killed the Tingari Ancestors.

The artist was born around 1930 and is an Aboriginal Elder respected for his traditional knowledge and artistic work. In his paintings, like most Pintupi artists, he reduces details and limits his palette to basic earth colours. His works are included in Australian and international collections.